Steering wobble

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Hi folks ,Drives fine then touch the brakes and wobbles foot of the brakes all fine ,had a wee check of the discs but they look on OK ,could it be wheel balance or the rack ,thanks guys
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100% warped brake disc(s)
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Thanks for advice mate ,will get them Asap cheers,.
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Could also be a track control arm. I have experienced this on a Capri, changed discs with no improvement then changed TCA and cured.
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Oh no not another thread about a wheel wobble! I'm having flashbacks! Lol
Anti roll bar bushes, check them too. I had similar issue once under heavy braking (not the recent"incurable wobble", something different) and turned out that the ARB bushes were knackered, replaced them and fixed the issue.
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Thanks guys,have fitted new discs and pads and will try it out tomorrow,will update asap.
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Hi guys , yes it was the discs so new discs and pads fitted and a good 100 mile run twisted roads loads of braking with no problems thanks to all ,
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pauliil1948 wrote:Hi guys , yes it was the discs so new discs and pads fitted and a good 100 mile run twisted roads loads of braking with no problems thanks to all ,
Nice one Glad its sorted :)
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