So I have a 93 GSR and recently I just got new pads and reshaped rotors cause the car was shaking just a bit. Once this was fixed it was all good. About a month later it started shaking again but WAY worse. I read that it could be as simple as replacing the brakes or a wheel balance. Just got all four balanced and pumped with air and its still shaking like crazy!
Please help!! If I can’t get this fixed then I have to say good-bye to my car…
the problem here is you bought used “reshapped” metal…if you “reshape” any metal it has more of a tendency to bend/warp back to the previous shape. go buy new rotors and check your tie rods(for play) and possibly one of your calipers is going bad…
You need to resurface your rotors. Most likely they’re your front rotors. Make sure to check for the minimum thickness you can cut your rotor because if your rotor is too thin and below the spec your rotors will warp. I had the same problem on my car too after getting the rotors resurface my shaking steering wheel went away. Good luck!
resurfaced rotors shouldnt be warped a month after they where done. “Unless” your rotors were resuraced below there minimum thickness and you have a lead foot and are really heavy on the brakes to compensate.
on a scale of 1-10 what would you consider WAY worse? is it still just under braking or under all conditions? wheel bearing ?!
Sorry, bad wording on my part I meant that I had the rotors reshaped and not bought reshaped ones. But I would say one a 1-10 scale (one being the best, ten worst), the brakes before were a 3 and now they’re about an 8. Literally the whole car shakes now, mostly under light braking but it still does with hard braking. And I can’t say I have a real lead foot, especially in the winter. I think I’ll have a look at those tie rods and the calipers.
Thanks!
take it for a little ride and then see if your wheel is warm/hot, could be a siezed caliper or as simple as an out of round rotor
so your rotors got resurfaced (lathed,turned, machined). like black ack1 said they probably got machined under spec. when you get your rotors machined your shaving off the top surface to make them all even, instead of warped. with braking and machining your rotors get thinner and thinner making it easier to warp under extremely hot conditions. such as hard braking. so you most likely just needed new rotors as uposed to resurfacing. and you should do one of 2 things when you do replace. get ventilated rotors (drilled, slotted, pitted, drilled and slotted), or TAKE IT EASY ON THE PEDAL! haha. good luck.