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Old May 5, 2014 | 11:18 AM
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I replace the calipers, brake pads, and rotors on it. It still shake bad when hit the brakes and brake pedal feel like it warp again and it shouldn't be because everything is new. Do anybody have this problem?
 
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If you did not grind flat the knuckle slide arms where the pad arms slide and lubricate this area brake arms can get stuck in old groves and come in sideways. It results in cracked pads.

Just because you have new rotors doesn't mean they are not true, you should have them checked for shelf warp and remember to clean the oil off them prior to install.
 
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Old May 6, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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Also make sure the hub is nice and clean where the rotor goes against it too.
 
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Old May 7, 2014 | 04:56 PM
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+1 on that!

A bad wheel bearing might be the issue as well.
 
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Old May 12, 2014 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hydrashocker
If you did not grind flat the knuckle slide arms where the pad arms slide and lubricate this area brake arms can get stuck in old groves and come in sideways. It results in cracked pads.

Just because you have new rotors doesn't mean they are not true, you should have them checked for shelf warp and remember to clean the oil off them prior to install.
That was the problem. The rotors I got from Napa wasn't true it had a little warp on it. It was partly my fault too for not having them checked it before I picked them up. My twin brother ask me to see if I had them checked the new rotors and I didn't. From now on I will do that. Guess I learned that new parts don't mean it is new or perfect.
 
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Great to see you got it and you also learned something new.
 
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Great to see you got it and you also learned something new.
Thanks. I was getting worried when it happened but now it is fixed
 
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