MisterE22 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hey all, Put new rotors, pads, and passenger front wheel bearing last November, bedded the pads, and everything was hunky dory. No problems. Got tires and alignment in February and shortly after that started getting subtle vibrations which got progressively worse. So I took it back to the alignment shop for check-up, they realigned it, and resurfaced the front rotors. Problem went away for maybe a few weeks but is now back and worse than ever. Steering wheel shakes left to right under braking. Do I need new rotors and pads? Is this a sign of a bigger problem? No noises while turning so I'm thinking it is definitely brake related. They are CENTRIC rotors and pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyJagaru Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 What age is the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE22 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 It's a 2005 Legacy GT with 109k. Shop keeps telling me to put new rotors on but they are practically new (and even just resurfaced!). There has to be something else causing the pulsating besides rotors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 moved to braking section. There's loads of threads on this topic in the 4th Gen section, please do a search or just simply peruse the list of recent thread activity. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Stapp's Law: “The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.” "Simple incompetence is a far more sinister force in the world than evil intent." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Have you tried going through the bedding-in procedure again as they describe on the Stoptech website? Then stay off the brakes completely until they cool down. http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/bed-in-theory-definitions-and-procedures/stock-brake-system-bed-in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE22 Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Sorry about that GTEASER! Brakes have been bedded properly, I'm almost certain it is a sticking caliper. Will replace and report back, thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web94 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Not sure if you found a solution but I had the same issue with my car and it turned out the slider pins had seized, just as you suspect. Ended up replacing both front calipers, vibrations gone. Check the boots on the calipers, should at least narrow it down. Where are you located? My car had spent its entire life in western PA and Cleveland, Ohio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterE22 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 It took me a few weekends to find the time but I managed to get the driver's front caliper replaced and this has since fixed my problem. Immediately after replacing the caliper and doing a bleed, there was still some steering wheel shake but minor compared to before. Did a few bed ins and regular driving and the shake was gone. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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