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jerky stop #652246 06/02/03 10:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 387 Greenville. NC S SVTpyr8 OP CEG\'er
OP SVTpyr8 CEG\'er S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 387 Greenville. NC	shen i brake at a stop light i kinda get the jerky stop, not a nice smooth stop. any comments, i thought maybe warped rotors but i just got new ones about 6 months ago. 1999 SVT #336 Tropic Green 19" Axis Se7ens INJEN intake OMP Strut Brace HPP Rear Brace B&G Drop www.cardomain.com/id/svtpyr8

Re: jerky stop #652247 06/04/03 02:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 143 Dearborn G GSVT_dup1 CEG\'er
GSVT_dup1 CEG\'er G Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 143 Dearborn	samething happened with me. if you didn't torque your lugs to the proper pound, then you can easily warp the rotor. I used one of the torque wrenches where the little stick moves to how many pounds you torque to. I must of misread it because i have the jerky stops too. Maybe a warped rotor. I'm not sure yet. Try taking them to a brake place and having the rotors cut. May cost a few dollars, but it would be better than buying new rotors. Tell me what happens... cause I'm deciding what I should do now. I just noticed your have a tropic green contour... maybe it's the color. hehe. me too! Last edited by GSVT; 06/04/03 02:54 AM. 99 CSVT - green : SOLD 99 CSVT - Green : SOLD Supercharged Mustang - fire ...

Re: jerky stop #652248 06/04/03 02:15 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 10,015 The land of Vegemite and Foste... S Stazi Hard-core CEG'er
Stazi Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 10,015 The land of Vegemite and Foste...	Originally posted by GSVT: samething happened with me. if you didn't torque your lugs to the proper pound, then you can easily warp the rotor. I used one of the torque wrenches where the little stick moves to how many pounds you torque to. I must of misread it because i have the jerky stops too. Maybe a warped rotor. I'm not sure yet. Try taking them to a brake place and having the rotors cut. May cost a few dollars, but it would be better than buying new rotors. Tell me what happens... cause I'm deciding what I should do now. I just noticed your have a tropic green contour... maybe it's the color. hehe. me too! Turning warped rotors is a total waste of time an money as they WILL warp again. This is due to the fact that the metal morphology is already prone to warping as the grain sructure has orientated itself into a "wave like" formation from the original warping, so once they heat up again they'll warp again. Also when you turn warped rotors you typically have to cut a lot of material off, which makes the rotor become less of a heat sink, i.e. it can't take as much heat from braking as before, so they'll warp quicker again with less heat. 2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi #1 for Bendix Brakes Kits! Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55 AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70 Gutted pre-cats $80/set A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!

Re: jerky stop #652249 06/04/03 07:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,228 West Milford, NJ C Contouraholic_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
Contouraholic_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,228 West Milford, NJ	Originally posted by SVTpyr8: shen i brake at a stop light i kinda get the jerky stop, not a nice smooth stop. any comments, i thought maybe warped rotors but i just got new ones about 6 months ago. Could be loose nut behind the steering wheel! J/K I had new rotors warp in a week. Buy good ones. Rotors for my Escort ran from $14 each to $56 each. I put the $56 premium ones on. the $14 ones are made in China, have poor iron quality and differnt vent arrangements. Don't skimp on brakes. My name is Richard. I was a Contouraholic. NOW: '02 Mazda B3000 Dual Sport, Black BEFORE: '99 Contour SE Sport Duratec ATX Spruce Green PIAA 510's, Foglight MOD, K&N Drop-in

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