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Brake Problems/Vibration 200 1987

posted by  someone claiming to be BudaVol '87 on  Sat Dec 18 14:54 CST 2004 [RELATED]

'87 240 DL w/ 210K miles. On 2/27/04, front brake pads and rotors (OE) were replaced. Beginning in May, whenever I apply the brakes at highway speeds, the steering wheel vibrates (feels like driving over a washboard) but otherwise the brakes work fine and there is no brake noise. I returned to the garage and they said that the the brakes were fine, but the RIGHT front ball joint was bad and causing the vibration and the rear pads/rotors would need replacing soon. I continued to drive it like that and 5 weeks ago I took it to another garage and they said the LEFT front ball joint was bad. Not remembering that the first garage said it was the RIGHT b. joint, I had them replace the LEFT one. They also said I needed new front brake pads and would soon need new front rotors. They replaced the pads, but not the rotors as they had only 11,000 miles on them. The vibration continued. I went back to the first garage and they said the rotors should be good for 3-4 sets of pads. They also said the RIGHT ball joint still needs to be replaced and the REAR pads and rotors are metal to metal. They "think" the vibration is due to the bad ball joint, OR the rear pads/rotors, but won't know for sure until they're all replaced. Any help is appreciated.

BudaVol '87





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