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would worn/bad tie rods cause car to vibrate under braking..

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Old 10-14-2004, 03:27 PM
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Default would worn/bad tie rods cause car to vibrate under braking..

the steering wheel does not vibrate but the break pedal does at 60mph+

also do ECS HD tie rods fit just as good and work better over all?
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Default could. but prolly won't. if steering wheel doesn't vibrate it's not the tie-rods.

you prolly have pad deposits on your rotors. try re-bedding the pads (may or may not work at this point, mine are roasted)
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warped rotors perhaps?
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no such thing damnit: pad deposits.
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yeah, yeah!! pad deposits...gettin some of that crap off my rotors tomorrow.
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Are you being serious?
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Default mine did this, and (funny story)

I couldn't see pad deposits, so I figured my rotors and pads were going bye bye. So for fun one night I tried a handful for stops from 130-30 or so just to see the limits of the system. I was pretty impressed. And I was sure that my almost gone components were toast by now and would get replaced under warranty.

Opposite happened. Each stop I did the feel got better, and next day they were perfect again. 3 weeks later they're doing it again, and I know the pads are way down there anyways. I'm crossing my fingers they'll get replaced soon.
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Look at your tie rods - if the boots are torn, they are bad - otherwise probably rotors
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are pads and rotors covered under audi assured?
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my dealer said they'd more than likely take care of them befoe 50K is up on my car.
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