I am having a problem with my brakes. There is a vibration that comes from the front of the car when I stop from anything over 20 mph. I am thinking that its something to do with the calipers that I just installed from Pep Boys (reman junk). This is the second brake rebuild on this car in a year. See below for breakdown of what components were replaced each time I rebuilt:
Summer 2009:
Front slider pins seized and decided to take the calipers, pads, and rotors with them.
I replaced:
Slider Pins
Front Pads & Rotors
All brake lines front & rear
Front brake calipers from Pep Boys (reman yea I know
believe me I learned my lesson)Rear drums & shoes were left alone since they were in good shape
Fast forward to summer 2010 those new front rotors were warped and it was due to the caliper pistons on both calipers staying in the clamped position. I literally had to pry the calipers off the rotors.
So... I replaced:
Front pads & rotors
Slider pins & calipers (under warranty)
Rear drums
Flushed /bled system numerous times
The problem I am having now is that when I stop the car feels as if the rotors are warped and I receive a shudder from the front of the car. I thought I got a set of replacement defective warped rotors. So what did I do? I took the pads and rotors back under warranty and got replacements. I installed them again and the problem still persists. To those of you who will ask: yes I cleaned the hubs of all the rust when I installed the rotors and I torqued the heck out of all the lugs. When I take a right turn I hear what seems to be a brake pad screeching the rotor on the front drivers side. I am thinking that the rubber inserts on the caliper mounting pins are defective on the second set of calipers. Do you guys think this assumption is correct based on what I have told you? I know I should have gone AC delco with calipers, but they said they'd warranty them again I just want to make sure its the calipers. Any help is greatly appreciated. My apologies for the text book.
