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initial-T · 08-19-2003, 11:27 PM

when im driving down the road at like 50-60...and i brake to stop, my car really shakes when its slowing down from 50-40mph...then its fine again.

its a gen3 wagon.

any ideas as to whats wrong?

Nick · 08-19-2003, 11:30 PM

i had that for a while too, then it went away,

if you're not talking about warped rotors, i have no idea

Tex97 · 08-20-2003, 09:39 AM

I'm with oldman on the warped rotors, but that will only make the steering wheel and brake pedal shake. If your whole car is shaking, well then I can't help ya

nobrainer · 08-20-2003, 11:15 AM

def. warped rotors... my friend had that on his 2000 mitsubishi galant and then it got worse and worse to the point that it wouldn't stop doing it at any speed... and he found out it was warped rotors....shook the steering wheel something awful

kocho · 08-20-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by initial-T
when im driving down the road at like 50-60...and i brake to stop, my car really shakes when its slowing down from 50-40mph...then its fine again.

its a gen3 wagon.

any ideas as to whats wrong?

Is it with rear drum brakes? Does it have a hand e-brake/parking brake (as opposed to a foot e-brake)? If yes, try to identify if the shaking is caused by the rear or the front like this:

Do a stop in a way that it would normally make the car shake, but only use the parking brake and do not step on the brake pedal (choose a safe place, pull the brake hard, but keep the button pressed so you can release immediately if the wheels lock-up). If the vibration starts, then it is your rear brakes.

I had the same issue with my Gen4 and replacing the rear drum brakes with disks cured it (replacing the front disks earlier did nothing). Perhaps just resurfacing, cleaning, new shoes and adjusting the rear drum brakes may halp.

If the above test does not cause a vibration, then look into worn control-arm bushings or warped rotors in the fornt...

initial-T · 08-20-2003, 10:00 PM

thats what my friend said..something about the rotors...

i dunno, i'm pushing my car really hard too lately. i've been doing stuff in it i shouldn't be like turning really sharply in this kind of configuration to avoid speed bumps and revving too high...

the little lines are parking slots.