Pulsating Brake pedal. HELP!
I have a 2003 Tahoe. About 30,000 miles ago, I replaced front brake pads and rotors, and rear pads only. NOW, I am getting some SLIGHT pulsating when applying the brakes gently. When applying them har...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
The junk I've seen come out of parts houses now days I would wager the "new" front stuff is warped.
Bingo. Rotors don't really "warp" but they can heat unevenly resulting in uneven deposits of pad material that create high spots on the rotors, and that';s what creates the pulsating effect when you apply the brakes.
In a safe area try a 2-3 real hard panic stops. Don't come to a complete stop at the end, but take your foot off the brake and re-accelerate. After the 3rd one drive around for a few minutes until the rotors cool down before applying the brakes again. Sometimes this helps even out the deposits of pad material on the rotors.
