Brake problems 1994 Civic

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Blah....@bal - 14 Sep 2005 16:37 GMT

I put in brand new front pads and rotors last month due to a crazy
amount of shimmy in the brakes. Fixed the problem wonderfully. Problem
is, 4-5 weeks later, I am starting to occasionally get a tiny bit of
that shimmy back. What could be the problem?? I made sure to
completely clean off the brake slides, checked for burrs, and recoated
with the Sil-Glyde that they gave me. Are the pistons going bad??
Thanks for the help.

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jim beam - 15 Sep 2005 01:16 GMT

> I put in brand new front pads and rotors last month due to a crazy
> amount of shimmy in the brakes. Fixed the problem wonderfully. Problem
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> with the Sil-Glyde that they gave me. Are the pistons going bad??
> Thanks for the help.

re-torque the wheels in at least 2 stages - 1324, 1324, then report back
if the problem persists.

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TeGGeR® - 15 Sep 2005 01:45 GMT

> I put in brand new front pads and rotors last month due to a crazy
> amount of shimmy in the brakes. Fixed the problem wonderfully. Problem
> is, 4-5 weeks later, I am starting to occasionally get a tiny bit of
> that shimmy back.

Are these aftermarket pads and rotors?

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Blah....@bal - 20 Sep 2005 14:15 GMT

>> I put in brand new front pads and rotors last month due to a crazy
>> amount of shimmy in the brakes. Fixed the problem wonderfully. Problem
>> is, 4-5 weeks later, I am starting to occasionally get a tiny bit of
>> that shimmy back.
>
>Are these aftermarket pads and rotors?

Well, yes. I am pretty sure that Honda does not have lifetime brakes
available, so I bought the most expensive Autozone brand. I never had
this problem until the last 10-15,000 miles or so, and I'm running a
194,000 mile 1994 Civic.

Nate

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TeGGeR® - 20 Sep 2005 20:14 GMT

>>> I put in brand new front pads and rotors last month due to a crazy
>>> amount of shimmy in the brakes. Fixed the problem wonderfully. Problem
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> this problem until the last 10-15,000 miles or so, and I'm running a
> 194,000 mile 1994 Civic.

Aftermarket "lifetime" pads are often too hard and overheat the rotors. Are
they blue, or show signs of heat-glazing?

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