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Steering Wheel shake when braking

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by STLTaco09, Nov 28, 2011.

  1. Nov 27, 2019 at 9:08 AM
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    Chris(NJ)

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    I know a lot of people are saying rotors, but I will throw this out there. Had bad steering wheel wobble under braking with minor shimmy at highway speed. I think it was apparent around 55-65, but not too bad. It was my tire balance. So if theres any doubt, go the cheaper route and balance tires first. Or at least swap front and rears and see if it changes anything.
     
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  2. Nov 27, 2019 at 11:41 AM
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    Mine has started the shake when braking. I'm about to do the tire rotation anyway, so I'll see if that has any impact.

    But I'm pretty sure mine is caused by the rotors. I'll be putting OEM on again when I do them again. I've had good success with Duralast in the past, but am not impressed this time around.
     
  3. Nov 28, 2019 at 9:02 AM
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    It’s the brake caliper seals. Don’t just throw new brake hardware on without installing new seals. The brake hardware all starts off nice and flat for the first few months, but just one dragging caliper piston will cause uneven/unlevel pad wear, and cause uneven rotor wear...starting the whole cycle over again.
     
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  4. Nov 28, 2019 at 9:41 AM
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    CowboyTaco $20 is $20

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    Interesting. Any info on how to replace these?
     
  5. Nov 28, 2019 at 10:14 AM
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  6. Nov 30, 2019 at 9:21 AM
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    Just an update on my situation. It was the balancing. Had the shop pull all four wheels and check and one was out. They said that a weight must have fallen off which I am not sure was the case but they corrected it for free so I don't really care. Thank you to all of you that replied with a response.
     
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