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brake noise
Would bad bearings cause the brakes to squeal? Also, would the steering wheel shake when they are bad in the front?
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Re: brake noise
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I am not an expert but bearings will have growling noise not a squeal. Squealing sound comes from worn pads/rotors. Check the wear on them. Shaking steering (when breaking) probably means your rotors are wrapped. Have them cut if you still have some more room. Otherwise, replace them. If you are replacing them, get organic pads while you are at it. They takes longer to break but they do not squeal. If the car is shaking while normal driving, have the tires rotated and balanced. That should do the trick. Lwin
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There are several things that could be causing your shaking in the steering wheel. If it levels off after driving, I'd suspect the tires, but, would have the front suspension fully checked, for safety's sake.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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I just got the car inspected and was told that I needed new cv boots. Aparently they are cracked and grease is slinging everywhere. So that might be some of the shake.
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silver 92 SVX-"Hannah" -R.I.P. NOV. 1991-jAN. 17, 2003 red white and blue 2000 Suzuki TL1000-r-"Bethany" This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.(now running Metzlers! black 1987 Toyota MR2-"Helga" -Turbo conversion will now commence. 1996 Legacy Outback-"Gilda" white with brown trim |
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silver 92 SVX-"Hannah" -R.I.P. NOV. 1991-jAN. 17, 2003 red white and blue 2000 Suzuki TL1000-r-"Bethany" This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.(now running Metzlers! black 1987 Toyota MR2-"Helga" -Turbo conversion will now commence. 1996 Legacy Outback-"Gilda" white with brown trim |
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New pads
While the aftermarket pads I bought about a year and 3 months ago aren't worn and work well, they squeal like crazy. I just ordered OEM pads and will be putting them in this weekend. It's SOOOO embarassing to make so much noise when braking, especially when you are trying to impress people!
Jeff
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the shaking you feel could be.....
warped rotors. how is the alignment on your car? does the car shake everytime you come to a stop? only during hard breaking? just trying to get an idea of what exactly is happening.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!" |
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The shaking is very...
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silver 92 SVX-"Hannah" -R.I.P. NOV. 1991-jAN. 17, 2003 red white and blue 2000 Suzuki TL1000-r-"Bethany" This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.(now running Metzlers! black 1987 Toyota MR2-"Helga" -Turbo conversion will now commence. 1996 Legacy Outback-"Gilda" white with brown trim |
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An alignment lesson...
Alignment techs put the car back to original factory specs. They can not adjust tire problems, nor can they (on a Subaru) adjust caster. Guess which side of the car will pull...the side with the most negative caster.
So before you go saying the alignment shop did a crappy job...didja align it with new tires? Didja try swapping tires front to back (or for just a test side to side)? Was the tech able to put the thing back in factory spec...or do you have a bent part? Are you feeling the normal pull associated with the crown of the road. You *do* realize that roads aren't flat right? In the left hand lane the thing will drift to the left, and in the right hand lane, the thing will drift to the right. Frankly guys, there isn't a whole lot of aligning that can be done anymore...not like the olden days when cars used shims. You may have a whole different problem than alignment causing your pull. I have on many occasions had to take customers out and show them that what they are feeling is normal. (And yes, even after showing them..."well my toyota don't do that".)
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Re: An alignment lesson...
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They were able to get it back to factory specs, and it drove nice and straight, then I hit a bump(big pothole) and knocked it out of aliagnment. This was in February of this year when I got new tires put on. About the vacuum hose for the master cylinder. What are the valves for in the hose?(They look like valves at least)
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silver 92 SVX-"Hannah" -R.I.P. NOV. 1991-jAN. 17, 2003 red white and blue 2000 Suzuki TL1000-r-"Bethany" This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.(now running Metzlers! black 1987 Toyota MR2-"Helga" -Turbo conversion will now commence. 1996 Legacy Outback-"Gilda" white with brown trim |
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