when i want to slow down mainly at high speed the steering wheel moves left and right in my hands quite harsh and takes awhile to actually stop. where as before my brakes were shit hot for a escort lol.

i have cossie rear brakes on this, not drums, if thats any help.

i looked at the disc and pads and they seem ok and the fluid level is fine.

any idea's or things to check?

cheeRS

Rob

 

Might be warped disc's or balljoint gone mine did the same thing got new disc's and it's been fine since

 

Would have said warrped discs too!!!!

 

some people say when you put rear discs on that you need to have a larger master cylinder to cope with them

maybe some people mite be able to shed some light on that?

have they just started doin this or was it when you put the rear discs on?

 

just started now its had the conversion now for about 3/4yrs. other than recently it was the mutts nuts for stopping.

 

just an idea but mayb u shld check the tracking. ive had problems wiv that in the past

 

does your wheel move while your driving (not braking)

 

yes it does feel like it move not all the time.... feels like it pings sometimes when turning if that makes any sense?

 

is it only under braking that it does it??

 

the steering wobbling left to right harsh when braking.

when i turn the steering wheel even slightly (sometimes) it feels like it pings.

 

Sounds to me like a warped front disc/discs as you are only feeling it through the steering. As you mention there is also a clunk when turning i would get the balljoints, track rod ends etc etc checked for play as these could also lead to brake vibrations.

Vibrations caused by excessive run out in the rear brakes are usually felt through the seat/floor.

 

thanks a lot peeps that's very helpful.

ah one thing also last year one of the rear calipers did seize up. could that be playing up again or fucked anything else up?

 

Not really mate - warped discs. Chnage them, wheels balanced, problem most likely solved.

 

thank you ill try the discs first

 

to be honest mate i found my steerin wheel juddered rapdily wen i had warped discs...

the other thing i wud look at is track rod ends and ball joints as sed but i changed me steerin rack too as it was also fooked...


defo check trackin too!!!

and wheel balancin!

 

cheeRS everyone

 

 

I had a problem on my car which progressively got worse, vibrating when driving between 70-80, and really bad when braking, scary to an extent. I thought it was warped discs.

Put a different wheel on, problem solved

Try swapping wheels, failing that its probably going to be warped discs

 

More often than not warped discs, a Ford favorite

Check ball joints, tca bushes and rod ends for wear, as warped discs put

more pressure on them.

Also i found out on my first erst that the steering coloum bushes had worn

too, causing lots of vibrations also.