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Slightly shaky brakes after pad / shoe swap

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Old 04-19-2012, 05:37 AM
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Default Slightly shaky brakes after pad / shoe swap

I have posted on here way too many times lately. My apologies for blowing this thing up.

I have a 99 Civic LX. I did a pad swap on the front and shoe swap on the back. The rotors and drums looked great so I didn't get anything resurfaced. When I lightly depress the brakes I can feel a small wobble under the brake pedal. It doesn't feel like the wheel shakes or anything, just a small pulsating feeling at he brake pedal. If I put a bit of weight in the pedal, I don't feel it as much.

I'm curious if I should be concerned about this. It was going on even before I did the brake work. Maybe I should get those drums resurfaced?
 
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Old 04-19-2012, 08:22 AM
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This happens when a rotor is not flat. New ones are cheap enough it isn't worth trying to resurface them.
 
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Old 04-19-2012, 08:52 AM
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agrees with mk. new rotors cost as much as getting them resurfaced at a shop..unless you can do it yourself.
 
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:49 AM
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Righteous. I'll get myself some Brembo rotors. Thanks much. Wasn't sure if it was the drums or the rotors.
 
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Old 04-19-2012, 12:26 PM
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You can tell if it's a rear brake by carefully using the hand brake while moving and feel for any vibration. It's almost always a front rotor though.
 
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