Vibration in Steering Wheel When Braking

[TeCKis300]

As the problem is typically uneven pad transfer, sometimes the problem can be fixed without any mechanical work.

Do a brake bed in procedure, which is a series of higher speed brake applications. Goal is to heat up the brake components by applying long even pedal pressure from speed. May have to play around to find the right pedal pressure that minimizes vibration. Don't come to a complete stop. Repeat back to back several times until the brakes are nice and hot, to abraid and reapply an even layer of brake pad material on the rotor.

 

[mooneywa]

I did a bed-in with the new pads - or as best I could bed them in on a public road. It's just irritating that this is happening.

I've had pretty good luck with brake wear, mostly because I don't tailgate and try to minimize heavy braking. Part of the high mileage on brakes I typically get is from a lot of highway driving - but I've had a couple vehicles that just didn't cut it: 99 Grand Cherokee with warped rotors at 15k and an '06 Z71 Tahoe with warped rotors at 40k. But I've never had pads that far down in any instance, especially this early. Nor have I ever seen a difference between the front and rear pads this great.

I had an '04 Z71 Tahoe that was on it's original set of rotors and pads when I traded it in at 110k miles that I was told were only 2/3 through their life. I was astonished at that... and it skewed my expectations of what I should get from brakes.... but 25k? C'mon.