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Originally Posted by PMPNX5
Before you go thru the hassle of changing the bushings try just changing the bolt (#12). I did this a few weeks back as I had the same issue, and it was a bad (almost to the point I felt unsafe) vibration when braking from high speeds. I went to order the bushing(#11) from the stealership and one of the techs (I knew him obviously) told me to try this first as it's a fairly common problem. Just figure for the $6 and change it's worth a shot to try the bolt first. I can't be the only one that this solution works for....lol.
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Here's the diagram for the numbers I referenced. |
HAHA thats the same bold that became loose i have no idea how but the dealer instead of checking that replaced my breakes 4 times witch in 1.5 yrs on the basis of warped discs. until i found that bolt so loose that i could turn it with my hands. but i still have the vibrtion slight but its there.....so ihave replaced bushings and arms......