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Car shakes when braking — Most common cause

Learn why your car shakes when braking If your car shakes when braking, the cause is usually due to disc thickness variation. Most people blame brake pedal pulsation or shaking while breaking on warped rotors, but rotors really don’t warp. That’s a myth. In fact, there isn’t a street vehicle in the world that can generate enough heat to warp a cast iron rotor. The brake pads would have burned up long before temperatures reached cast iron melting point. What causes the shake when braking? In order for brake parts … Read More


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