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Old August 28th 08, 07:12 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
Scott Dorsey
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Default E39 Vibration on Braking - help please !

holdgaj > wrote:
>I have vibration of the sterring wheel on braking on an E39. There's
>no vibrattion through the brake pedal. Just had a diagnosis from a
>garage - "brake discs (rotors) need replacing". On reading the Brake
>FAQ I see that worn suspension bushes can cause vibration of the
>stereing wheel. The vibration is worse at higher speeds. I would have
>thought that warped rotors would be felt through the pedal as well as
>the steerrng wheel. I'm on a tight budget, and don't want to replace
>the brake discs unecessarily. Can someone confirm that warped rotors
>would be felt through the brake pedal ? Or not ? I'd also be
>interested in the difficulty (i.e. cost) of replacing the suspension
>bushes *& which ones need to be replaced.
>
>Its a E39 528i 50K miles.


Your rotors are bad, yes. Change them; it's an easy job and not too
expensive to do.

When did you last do a brake job? At 50k, you should be coming up ready
for a whole pile of preventative maintenance.
--scott
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