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Tiny
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Pulsation when braking.
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 AT 12:36 PM

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Tiny
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With no other details or observations to analyze, I assume you mean the brake pedal is pulsing up and down when you apply the brakes. That is the common symptom of a warped brake rotor. There are other less common causes of that, but any mechanic would start by machining the rotors.
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Saturday, August 12th, 2017 AT 7:09 PM

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