Brake juddering

[Dieter H. Marschall]

Hello all,
In the "old days" some drivers adviced to solve this judder problem by braking hard when driving at a high speed - and this for five or more times.... What do you think of this?
Best regards,
Dieter - from Germany.

[DMT]

Hello all,
In the "old days" some drivers adviced to solve this judder problem by braking hard when driving at a high speed - and this for five or more times.... What do you think of this?
Best regards,
Dieter - from Germany.

A friend of mine was recently told by his Land Rover Dealer to do exactly this to stop brake squeal on his Discovery.

Dave

[trunt]

I thought that was what causes brake judder, which is usually distortion of the disk from being overheated. Maybe they thought they could distort it back!!
Maybe if a car has been sitting for a while and a part of the disk has corroded it would wear off the corroded area?

[DMT]

It worked too.

I think your right Terry. It was his wife's car that was not used often and when It was is had very gentle usage. Corrosion removal most likely.

Dave

[Roy_S]

My wifes car (Citroen) would always leave a brake pad outline on the rear discs, when braking you would get a vibration and thudding noise as they went round. I used to have to use the handbrake while driving to get rid of it or brake hard in reverse.
Solved the problem by selling it......

[trunt]

I get a similar thing with tyres on my old truck, if it sits for a week or two, especially in the cold. I get flat spots on the tyres and there is a vibration in the steering, just like unbalanced wheels. If I just keep driving, maybe swerve around like a F1 driver for a bit - it goes away!

[Roy_S]

I get a similar thing with tyres on my old truck, if it sits for a week or two, especially in the cold. I get flat spots on the tyres and there is a vibration in the steering, just like unbalanced wheels. If I just keep driving, maybe swerve around like a F1 driver for a bit - it goes away!

That's called warming the tyres.....
Police like this especially if you can use all three lanes of the motorway while drinking a coffee and shaving, shows total control....

[trunt]

That's called warming the tyres.....
Police like this especially if you can use all three lanes of the motorway while drinking a coffee and shaving, shows total control....

See that all the time on the Interstate around here! Never seen a cop get them…