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Answer by Cindy Ryan for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and...

so im leaning toward either an "about" to be bad wheel bearing/bushing, or you didn't scrub the rotors after during replacement. the anti-rust coating that come on them has been heard to cause these...

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Answer by Will for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad...

Someone probably didn't do a proper run out test before they put it all together after the new rotors. Lateral run out test is needed when putting new rotors on a vehicle because the new face of the...

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Answer by k.collins for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and...

My brakes pulsated and cruise worked some times on 95 Silverado replaced brake power booster fixed pulsating replaced brake light switch at brake pedal this fixed cruise control

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Answer by Tampa Mike for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and...

This symptom is a classic for lug nuts coming lose while you are driving. When lug nuts come lose the wheel will vibrate and after a time, as other lugs on that wheel come lose, it will scare you to...

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Answer by kmarsh for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad...

The Myth (Or, how to blame customers for bad brake jobs, since the problems usually take a while to show up) What is passed off as a "warped rotor", and blamed on the user running through a puddle...

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Answer by Lee for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad...

I don't know if you ever figured out what the problem was, but I will tell you my story. I have a 2003 Ford Ranger 2wd. I had a pulsating brake problem in my front disk brakes for 10 years until I...

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Answer by Allan Osborne for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor...

Brake pad and discs are a well practised bread and butter job. Your problem can only be because of: Wrong or defective parts, incorrect fitting damage such as not using a caliper piston retraction...

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Answer by justinw for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad...

I've done countless brake jobs at the shop I worked at; without hearing/seeing the car here are some things that can cause noise/pulsating: Non-burnished brakes - like others have stated after putting...

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Answer by TDHofstetter for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor...

Paul, I'd like you to open up those brakes again and examine the rotors very carefully. I just finished a conversation with a fella who described symptoms identical to yours. I walked him through a...

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Answer by Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and...

More than likely you didn't bed your brakes correctly. If you read this from Centric Parts, you find out exactly what I'm talking about. The specific part I'm talking about is the portion on an even...

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Answer by mikes for What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad...

I can't say for sure without a photo but in many cases it is rust on the hub. Many rotors have an extra hole machined in the rotor. It is usually located between two of the stud holes. I am not sure of...

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What causes brakes to pulsate right after rotor and pad replacement?

I have a 2002 Infiniti Q45. I replaced the front rotors and pads on Sunday. It was the first time I've done this on a car, though I have done it countless times on various motorcycles. I was careful...

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