AnswerID: 203014 Submitted: Saturday, Nov 04, 2006 at 09:43
120scruiser (NSW)
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If you have had the discs machined they have obviously machined a shudder into it. If they didn't check the runout before machining they haven't done it right.
You can machine them off the car OK but the cruiser's don't have much meat to play with.
Never deglaze the pads with wet and dry.
They also need to check the wheel bearing adjustment.
Try my site HERE and you may pick up some usefull information.
Brake shudder is a major drama these days and is dependant on lots of factors. It sounds as though the rears are the problem if it is coming through the car. It could have happened when they put the wheels on and the discs on the rear haven't seated on the flange properly. The rears are slip off top hat style rotors where the fronts are bearing mounted hub type.
It is a good idea to machine every time prior to installing new pads these days. We strongly promote this in my workshop and even though it is more expensive we don't have any come backs. It pays to have it done properly in the first place.
We like off car machining them because the wheel bearings get a clean, inspect and grease repack at the same time.
Your drama is they have either machined a shudder into it or they have overtightened the rear wheels whilst the discs haven't seated correctly.
Some times with the top hat style rotors when the wheel is removed the disc moves on the hub and rust and scale can fall down behind the seating position causing the disc not to seat properly but this is very rare on Landruisers.
Hope this helps and if you have any dramas you can contact me on Monday at my workshop via my web page
120scruiser
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