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Old 10-Apr-2003, 12:19 PM
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steering wheel is shaking.....

when i break at any speed above 40, my steering wheel shakes or i guess vibrates alot... what could be the problem?

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Old 10-Apr-2003, 12:39 PM
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possibly may need an alignment

how are you brakes like are they sensitive or do you have to brake early?

If you find yourself braking early then your brakes could be warped...
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tire balancing if all the time,

if only when braking, then warped rotors.
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Old 10-Apr-2003, 01:34 PM
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totally agree with bbarbulo
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Old 10-Apr-2003, 02:35 PM
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My car did the same thing over 100kmh. I got my wheels rotated and balanced, now its nice and smooth.
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Old 10-Apr-2003, 03:35 PM
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i wanna correct what i said before... after coming home from school today, the problem got a bit worse...

breaking at speeds of over 100 wasn't as bad, but at the speed ranges of 40-80... the vibration was really big... you could feel it on both driver and passenger side...
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Old 10-Apr-2003, 08:58 PM
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Yea I'm getting the same thing as you, warped rotors, I had mine machined a few months ago, the problem went away now its back again, Im just gonna replace em now.
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For some reason Hondas warp rotors too easily... unless you guys are not servicing your brakes I do mine once every two months with antiseize or with synthetic high temp grease; whatever is handy at the time.
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Originally posted by DumbasSi
My car did the same thing over 100kmh. I got my wheels rotated and balanced, now its nice and smooth.
its kinda beginning to vibrate for me over 120kms
its the alignment prob eh?
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same thing happens to me at over 110-120....I think it's the balancing but I can't be sure....could be my damn rotors
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