| Author | Message | ||
     T9r |
2003 XB9r has 12,000 mi Not more than 1k miles ago I adjusted steering nut torque. Last week I noticed when braking hard, at the front brake there was a violent shaking. I let off and reapplied the brake and it did it continued. Under light breaking there is a slight pulsation from the front end. I checked the isolator mount and it looked good. Still on original brake pads. | ||
| Glitch |
Still on original brake pads. Replace pads before you need to replace the rotor, if it's not too late already. | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Check the brake rotor bushings. Is there a clicking sound associated with the shaking? | ||
| Fullpower |
mine did that too, had a warped front rotor, dont know why. tried refinishing the rotor with very crude means: high speed die grinder with abrasive pad, also replaced brake pads a couple times, and adjusted steering head bearings carefully (twice) finally replacing rotor cured the problem. dealer actua;lly WARANTEED the warped rotor. pretty cool i thought. | ||
| Buellerx |
Also check the steering head bearings. if they are not torqued properly, that will cause a vibration in the front end when braking. | ||
| Buellistic |
Remove the PADS and rugh them up(BRAKE THE GLAZE) on a concrete drive way ... Take BRAKE ROTOR CLEANER(cheapest you can get works just fine) and a clean rag and clean your ROTOR ... DO THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL ... | ||
| Pinball |
I got a new one under warranty,at around 3500kms. It`s at 17000kms. now and going great! | ||
| T9r |
I pulled the pads off and inspected them: inside pad thickness: 0.10 in. outside pad thickness: 0.07 in. Lines on the pads could still be seen. I roughed each pad up (scrubbing across concrete) and cleaned the rotor off with a strong cleaner. I'll test it tomorrow. | ||
| T9r |
The test ride went well. A slight pulsation when front brakes were first applied, lightly. No harsh vibration during heavy front braking. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks! |
