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Old 03-31-2006 | 01:31 PM
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Brake "jerk"

I have been experiencing this lately. whenever i am coming to a stop, from what speed is not important because it happens every time, it seems like i am getting jerked every time the wheel makes one complete revolution. so when i am going faster, i get jerked faster, like hitting a vertical bump, and i feel it slower as the speed decreases. but when i just coast and engine brake it doesn't do it. Could it just be that i need new brakes or what? thanks a lot.

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Old 03-31-2006 | 01:35 PM
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Could be many things, worn pads being near the bottom of the list. If your not the handy type you should go to the dealership.
Old 03-31-2006 | 01:38 PM
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Hard to figure out what your trying to describe; you mention braking and then also something about turning the wheel?.. anyway.. maybe it's trammeling? You ever drive a car with wide tires? I'm not sure if you are describing a condition more severe than trammel, which in itself is normal.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=trammel

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Old 03-31-2006 | 09:32 PM
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it is hard to describe, but it is like when the wheel rotates, not like making a left turn, but just rolling while braking it does it. i don't think it would be the pads but i could be wrong. i will check on it. i will never go back to the dealership here though. i will trust other companies with my car from now on. but i will go right now and read up on the trammel.

the only other vehicle i have had with wide tires would have been my Dakota R/T before this car. can't remember if i ever had this problem. oh well.

note, it is not pulling to the right or anything, just jerking me frontward, almost like the brake catches harder for a split second, almost as though there were bump in the wheel, but it only does it during braking.

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Old 03-31-2006 | 09:38 PM
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Try tightening all your lugs.
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