HerTURBO Member 45 Member For: 17y 9m 3d Gender: Female Location: Werribee Victoria Posted 25/04/09 06:26 AM Posted 25/04/09 06:26 AM Hi I think it may be my brakes not to sure, I will be driving on the freeway at 100 and somethings in the front end vibrates really bad it shakes the whole car and the steering wheel really bad. to stop it I either have to put the brakes on hard or put the foot down and take off. I took it to ford and they didnt know what it was.Dos anyone know why this happens.
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Legacy Donating Member 5,368 Member For: 21y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 25/04/09 06:31 AM Posted 25/04/09 06:31 AM Changed topic title from shatters to shudder, dont want anyone to think your disc has exploded.
RowdyBurns Legacy Donating Member 641 Member For: 18y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/04/09 07:04 AM Posted 25/04/09 07:04 AM If its only at a certain speed, try a wheel balance and alignment first. Hopefully that solves the issue.
HerTURBO Member 45 Member For: 17y 9m 3d Gender: Female Location: Werribee Victoria Posted 25/04/09 07:08 AM Author Posted 25/04/09 07:08 AM Yeah I had a wheel aligment done, didnt help any I have also changed the discs and got slotted ones now but it still happens it doesn't always do it so I dont know what the go is.
RowdyBurns Legacy Donating Member 641 Member For: 18y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/04/09 07:43 AM Posted 25/04/09 07:43 AM Did you have the wheels balanced as well when the alignment was done? Balance and aligment are 2 different things, and wouldnt automatically be done with an alignment. Maybe find a decent mechanic in your area and take them for a drive?
HerTURBO Member 45 Member For: 17y 9m 3d Gender: Female Location: Werribee Victoria Posted 25/04/09 08:56 AM Author Posted 25/04/09 08:56 AM Yea I took them for a driver and it made me out to be full of sh*t coz it's one of those things that happen every so often, although it does it to me everyday afterwork but it wouldnt when I took the guy for a driver I need to get new back tyres so will get it done than and see what happens.
Panda Eyes flame magnet Legacy Donating Member 5,674 Member For: 18y 4m 9d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 25/04/09 11:16 AM Posted 25/04/09 11:16 AM its an alignment issue for sure. as you drive, the wheels end up turning at slightly different speeds, with turning, wheel spin etc. so every now and then they get to a certain point where the weights on them react to the weights on the other wheels and cause the car to shudder. that's why it only happens now and then. get a good wbalance done on each wheel and the prob most likely will dissapear.
HerTURBO Member 45 Member For: 17y 9m 3d Gender: Female Location: Werribee Victoria Posted 25/04/09 11:34 AM Author Posted 25/04/09 11:34 AM Could this cause problems to otherarts of the car if I didn't get it fixed just a question I will get it fixed coz its a pain inthe ass.
Panda Eyes flame magnet Legacy Donating Member 5,674 Member For: 18y 4m 9d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 25/04/09 12:04 PM Posted 25/04/09 12:04 PM nah wouldnt cause any other probs in the short term. get the alignment done, itll prol only cost 40 bucks if that
roadster Member 97 Member For: 17y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Werribee Posted 25/04/09 10:01 PM Posted 25/04/09 10:01 PM Definatly get youre wheels balanced
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