2003 Ford Falcon vibration

Tiny
RY88NO
  • MEMBER
  • 2003 FORD FALCON
  • 185,000 MILES
Hi I changed my front disc brake rotors yesterday on my falcon ute and now all of a sudden as soon as I get over 100km/h it vibrates the hole car. What is causing this? Because it has never done this before?
Friday, June 7th, 2013 AT 7:05 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
  • 33,916 POSTS
There's three common causes of this if it occurred immediately after the new rotors were installed. By far the most common cause is failure to use a click-type torque wrench on the lug nuts. Every manufacturer publishes the torque specs for their cars. That will prevent damaging the threads, breaking the studs, and warping the rotors from uneven clamping forces.

The next thing to suspect is rust or scale broke off and got stuck between the rotor and hub. You can identify that by raising the car off the ground and spinning the wheels while watching for "lateral runout", or sideways movement in the wheel.

A less-common cause is rough handling of the rotors when they're being shipped. Many mechanics measure the runout with a dial indicator to find that. Usually machining them will solve it.
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Friday, June 7th, 2013 AT 7:28 PM

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