Brakes Pulsating
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Palm City Florida
When I drove my car everyday, it pulsated slightly just before coming to a stop. When stopping from speed it was always smooth. I haven’t driven it much in the last year and when I drove it the other day there were a couple of slight pulses before I stopped and the next stop I pushed a little harder and I didn’t notice it again. I only drove it about ten miles.
David.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Palm City Florida
Read StopTech Article
The experience with your ’99 corroborates what the StopTech article says about the pads being the culprit, ie, pad deposits on the rotor rather than warped rotors.
StopTech link:
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml
(If this link doesn't work, try it from page 1 of this thread)
Last edited by Black 79; Aug 16, 2008 at 08:25 AM. Reason: fixed link
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Indianapolis Indiana
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While the stoptech article is an excellent read, I've tried everything to cure pulsations in the article and none have worked very well. Sure, grinding them down helped, but costs about the same as a full set of new OEM style rotors. Garnet paper, swapping pads, etc were minimally helpful in my experience.
In the end, the easiest cure is still a new rotor set.
I think part of the Stoptech article is just a way for them say there's a DIY fix for those $500 pulsating rotors you purchased from us.
In the end, the easiest cure is still a new rotor set.
I think part of the Stoptech article is just a way for them say there's a DIY fix for those $500 pulsating rotors you purchased from us.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 6,937
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From: Waldorf MD
How are your tires on the front? C5's are notorious for wearing down the inside edge of the tires! I thought my brakes were pulsating, after checking my tires, one was down to the cord on the inside 
!
Outside and middle had tread.
After new tires, no pulsating!
! Outside and middle had tread.
After new tires, no pulsating!
