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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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brakes shimmy on my 05 f150 been doing this since new new pads and rotors and alignment what now
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Welcome to FTE.

Do you have any vibrations at speed, cruising the highway, etc? Or is this solely when the brakes are applied?
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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I was going to say only when braking but I think at very fast speeds (75-80) it vibrates a little but always when I brake even at very low speeds
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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You said it was new rotors too, right?
It could be that the new pads were not bedded properly. You haven't heated them up (say coming down a mountain road) since the replacement have you?
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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oh yea we live in the mountains thats about all the driving we do is up and down mountain roads. I found a tsb on sorta my problem and will have ford look into it when I have my recall worked on
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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oh yea we live in the mountains thats about all the driving we do is up and down mountain roads. I found a tsb on sorta my problem and will have ford look into it when I have my recall worked on
If it is always when the brakes are applied, if you didnt get the best of rotors they could be warped. Or even if you did get good ones after you get them nice and hot and cool them down quickly (snow, ice, or winter in general) you run a higher risk or warpage....Midas is doing a complete brake check for free this month, they take off your pads and rotors and measure everything. Thats where I would start.
 
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