front wheels shiver when braking hard during turning

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xagna
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Hi,

When ever I make a hard turn to either direction and brake hard, the front wheels shiver. I feel the shivering through the brake pedal.Why is this happening?What can I do to fix this problem?


yellow_jacket
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This is usually a problem with warped rotors. Turn the front rotors, change the pads, break them in properly and the problem will more than likely go away.

As always, you should probably shake the front end down first just to make sure you don't have any other worn parts.

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xckid
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if that didnt work you would have to resurface them. Warped rotors are caused by bad tire installation. Normal when tighteing or losening you do it in a cris-cross pattern, never in a circle because you put all the presurre on one side. Cris-cross evens it out.Learned that in Auto Tech .

xagna
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yellow_jacket wrote:Turn the front rotors, change the pads, break them in properly and the problem will more than likely go away.

As always, you should probably shake the front end down first just to make sure you don't have any other worn parts.
What do you mean when you say "Turn the front rotors"?

When I shake the front end, you mean I shake the rotor? How do I shake the front end? Do I tap it against ground?



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