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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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My 93 gs300 has a severe vibration under light braking. Allready replaced the front brake rotors,pads,shims, lower ball joints all with factory parts. I am at a loss. No Abs light is on.
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Check lower front control arm bushings, it's a two piece arm so besure to check both front and back bushings, it's usually the strut rod bushings that go bad. (caster arm bushing)
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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The new rotors could also be warped.
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 09:26 AM
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Thanks for the replies. I measured rotor runout .002 or less, isn't that ok? Wouldn't I feel vibration through the steering wheel if control arm bushings were bad. I don't feel it in the steering wheel, I feel in the car. the shifter even shakes!
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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The rear rotors could be the culprit or maybe you have a stuck caliper that is not releasing all the way. I had this problem years ago and it was due to rear rotors.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by link13
The rear rotors could be the culprit or maybe you have a stuck caliper that is not releasing all the way. I had this problem years ago and it was due to rear rotors.
^^^^^^^^^^what he said........
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