I installed some slotted rotors on my 94 accord Lx and there are 4 bolts that hold the rotor to the hub assembly (not sure if that's correct) from the inside of the rotor. If I didn't torque those bolts evenly and to the specified ft/lbs, would that cause a warped-brakes feeling? It wouldn't make sense to be still getting a pulsating brake pedal if I just changed the rotors and pads, unless pulsating brakes are a common problem amongst accords? The pedal pulsates only when I'm applying an average amount of pressure but when I really get on the brakes, it doesn't. Any help would be great. Thanks


Modified by omeara7 at 11:11 AM 5/27/2004

 

Anybody have any ideas what could make the brakes feel warped even though they aren't?

 

did you torque the lugs properly?

 

yea i torqued them all to 110 ft/lbs and I still get the same pulsating brake pedal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by omeara7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea i torqued them all to 110 ft/lbs and I still get the same pulsating brake pedal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lug nuts should be at 80lbs. over torqueing lugs can warp rotors.

 

80? I was always told 110 and I looked it up online yesterday and it said 110 ft/lbs for the acorn (2-piece lug nuts) which is what they are........and 140ft/lbs for the 1-piece lug nuts (flat-bottomed). I guess it's different for Hondas but when I torqued them to 110, it didn't seem like much force was applied. Thanks for the input.


Modified by omeara7 at 9:27 PM 5/28/2004

 

i am experiencing the same problem. i put new rotors and pads on, ran into no problems, but still get pulsation and a bit of shudder on light braking.

what else could be the cause of this? it seems like it is common on 94-97 accords at least.

 

110 and 140 sound more like the axle nut torque spec. 80 is definately wheel lug nut torque. AFAIK the "rotor to hub" bolts were somewhere between 40-80 ft/lbs. but can't remember. I'll double check my Alldata tomorrow.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by omeara7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">80? I was always told 110 ...</TD></TR></TABLE>Are you sure that wasn't metric?

110 N*m = 81 lbf*ft

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by superburner2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i am experiencing the same problem. i put new rotors and pads on, ran into no problems, but still get pulsation and a bit of shudder on light braking.

what else could be the cause of this? it seems like it is common on 94-97 accords at least.</TD></TR></TABLE>

did u chk to make sure it is not com ing from the rear rotors, ( drums) .........if rears are ok, u got, warped rotors on the frt or possible worn suspension parts