I have a 1995 F-150 Eddie Bauer edition. I was a having a bad shimmy in the steering wheel when applying the brakes. So the rotors and pads were replaced in December 2004. In March 2005, the shimmy returned. I went back to the shop and they replaced the rotors, no charge. Now in June 2005, I have the shimmy again. It seems to happen when applying the brakes when going between 40 and 50 MPH. I have had no hard braking or driven through any deep water. Also they brakes have started pulling to the right. Any ideas?
Thanks,

David

 

If it is pulling, something is definately not right. Start by bleeding the system. If there is air that might be the problem. Next, jack up the truck and spin the wheels by hand. See if one is dragging. This will quickly narrow down a hanging caliper on the front, or mis-adjusted rear.

A rear axle seal leaking could cause a rear brake to grab also....

Good luck.....

At least you have somewhere to start.

 

Your rotors are warped. You'll find that if you do a lot of freeway driving, and go thru rain the problem will occur much more often. The aftermarket rotors that are used nowdays don't seem to be able to handle the heat very well.

 

you should use a torque wrench when tightning lug nuts. as stupid as i thought it was i stopped having warped rotor problems. a friend who owns a shop said it happens all the time.

john

 

My vote is with john002002: lug nuts tightened with impact wrench and not a torque wrench.

I also had a similar problem on a '73 f100: front end shimmy that would shake your teeth out and make you pucker-up when you hit bumps, like railroad crossings. Turned out the tires were tooooooo wide for the stock rim.