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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Gernby

If I were you, I would try this:

1) clean up the rotors with sand paper in a random patern.
2) if the pads still have some thickness to them, put them back on, and drive them for a few hundred miles to see if things work themselves out.
When I first read that I was like "no way that sandpaper is gonna do anything". But I figured when I'm swapping my wheels for the winter set I'll give this a try. Guess what?!.... it worked. The vibrations are gone. Thank you for very good advice.
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Old Dec 23, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by oblivionis
When I first read that I was like "no way that sandpaper is gonna do anything". But I figured when I'm swapping my wheels for the winter set I'll give this a try. Guess what?!.... it worked. The vibrations are gone. Thank you for very good advice.
I'm glad it worked.
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