1992 Accord Brake Problems
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1992 Accord Brake Problems
Hi, I have a 1992 Honda Accord built in Japan for North America. I have replaced the front brakes twice now, once myself and another time by a mechanic. Both times they were fine for about 2-3 weeks and then they start to warp again. Braking habits is not the problem as my 1998 corolla has had the same brakes for 3 years now with no problems. I have also changed the callipers and pads. It even causes the steering to shake at high speeds and then when you go to push the brakes at high speed to exit the shaking becomes worse. I put 4 new tires on the car as well and rotated them to make sure balancing wasn't an issue.
Any Ideas?
Any Ideas?
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Re: 1992 Accord Brake Problems
Hi, I have a 1992 Honda Accord built in Japan for North America. I have replaced the front brakes twice now, once myself and another time by a mechanic. Both times they were fine for about 2-3 weeks and then they start to warp again. Braking habits is not the problem as my 1998 corolla has had the same brakes for 3 years now with no problems. I have also changed the callipers and pads. It even causes the steering to shake at high speeds and then when you go to push the brakes at high speed to exit the shaking becomes worse. I put 4 new tires on the car as well and rotated them to make sure balancing wasn't an issue.
Any Ideas?
Any Ideas?
1988 thru 1992 Sterlings (Accura drive trains) had a recuring problem with what the Brit's called brake judder. Repeated rotor replacements were most common until they issued a bulletin whereby either a torque wrench was used or a torque limiter was affixed to any impact gun.
They found that unever torque to the lug nuts could indeed cause the rotor to act much like an LP record warping from heat. Although still parallel, the fiction surfaces would wobble from side to side causing unever clamping forces (thus the vibration)
Another factor can be thermal shock; often caused by the sudden cooling of a very hot object - much like a hot brake rotor going thru a puddle. My favorite example is that long braking approach to a highway off ramp and the subsiquent puddle you hit. Instant ^%$&#
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