Wheel Shake while Braking

[leifwilson]

While slowing from anywhere above 50 miles per hour i get a front wheel "shake" while braking... Any ideas?

 

[joey]

rotors are warped would be my guess, if you feel it in the brake pedal as well... if not, then could be a bad steering stabilizer or you swivels need the preload adjusted.

 

[leifwilson]

how hard is it to replace steering stabilizer? easy as it looks or are there some gotchas?

 

[Disco Mike]

Start with the basics, how many miles on your truck?

 

[Ernie O]

I am having the same problem with my 01 - Disco II. My mechanic said it was the u-joint and replaced it with a new revised version. He also said that it was a left stinking caliper. Replaced that too. And I still have the problem. What a machine, this one is!!!

Just got off the phone with my mechnic. He says that the new NAPA routers we have are machine turned and are of the lowest quality. Therefore we may always have a tiny shake. He recommends Brendal rotors which should eliminate the problem. We will see Monday.

 

[joey]

Ernie O, find a new mechanic.

 

[leifwilson]

80k, 2004 Discovery SE7

i doubt the stabilizer has ever been replaced... I have brembo rotors on all 4 tires that have about 5k miles on them....

 

[joey]

sorry liefwilson... stabilizer is simple to replace and it is as straight forward as it looks... about a 5 minute job.

 

[leifwilson]

great, thanks for the info and the help..