Fix brake vibration by braking really hard to remove pad deposits?

wdkwang

So I have 17k miles on my car now and started having brake vibrations at highway speeds for the last ~2k miles. I understand that Nissan can replace/machine the rotors under warranty but instead of going through the hassle can I just go to a deserted area and do several 80mph-0 hard brakes? Will that actually remove the brake pad deposits that is causing the vibrations? Thank you

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From my understanding that beds the brakes, which actually appys a thin layer of the pad material on the rotors. This gives more bite and reduces the metal on metal noises some bbks can have. Worked perfectly on my brembos on my Sti. You also want to go from 60-10 and then back up to 60-10. DO NOT COME TO A FULL STOP.

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Dark Sarcasm

i doubt alot of hard stops will repair a vibration. I have never heard of a vibration being caused by brake pad deposits. You might have either warp rotors, out of balance tire, worn/broken steering component, worn/broken suspension or need an alignment. or a combination of any of those. I'm surprised Nissan warrantees brakes past 12k miles. The industry standard used to be 12k miles for brakes.

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m4a1mustang

My guess is your rotors are a little warped which is causing the vibration. In that case you're going to need to have the rotors turned or replaced. The pad bed-in procedure wouldn't do much for you.

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370z_2910

so how do you solve this?

will the following solution reduce the vibration after applying the brake?
skim the rotor
replace upgraded pad
brake cable
any other solution

cossie1600

How do the warp a 14" rotor. Chances are that your tire is out of balance or you have deposits on there

KingZee

I have this same issue, seems like it comes and goes (?)...started noticing after I upgraded to the 19" Rays and added H&R spacers...I know spacers cause vibration at high speed for some but I feel no vibration whatsoever at high speed, only when braking.

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Alstann

It's most likely hot spotting, commonly referred to (incorrectly, technically) as rotor warp. Resurfacing the rotors is definitely the way to go, some people have luck with a re-bed in, but others do not.

wdkwang

thank you
ya a lot of people still are under the belief that rotors warp. i understand that it's simply pad deposits but either way it's fixed the same way. i just don't want to go through the hassle of going to a shop if i can help it.

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J Ritt

Check out this article. Using aggressive pads may possibly clean the pad material off of your rotors...but it may not. It's worth a shot though before spending money.

cossie1600

I did it with my race pads and it did work for me, but the carbotechs cost more than new rotors. I ised xp10 and special sandpaper and it toom care of the problem

gtkiller

If it was anything like my situation where it would vibrated above 80+ slight braking, then re-surfacing your rotors will fix the problem. At least it did for me hope this helps.

Rusty

They do warp. Stick a dial indicator on a rotor and see. If you have enough meat on the rotor, you can cut it. If not, you will have to replace it.

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cossie1600

Anything is possible, but hot spots are way more likely.

370z_2910

I have already resurfaced my rotor and still getting the same problem after few thousand km.

Not only that i have replaced it with project mu front pad type ns f210.

Still having problem after long drive when the brake is frequently used.

Anymore solution?....