Brake thumping noise!!!

[Justin anthony]

I just put brand new calipers pads and rotors on my 01 sport trac. when I was done I went to go take it for a test drive and when Ihit the brakes and it starts to slow down at low speeds I get this pretty bad THUMP THUMP THUMP I have no idea where this is coming from it didn't do it before I changed them. I also have new balljoints and tie rod ends in it.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Make sure the ABS sensors are clean. If some scale got onto them during the change they will not activate the system properly and create a thumping as the calipers are being told to activate and release...

 

[Justin anthony]

nevermind I figured it out it was the new rotors they were JUNK that really makes me furious.

 

[2]

Nothing worse then pulling something apart, putting it back together and finding it doesn't work because of junk parts.

 

[Todd Z]

Don't forget the rear drums can cause the exact same thing, and if you have drums make sure they are properly adjusted or you will cook your fronts right out!!!!



Todd Z

 

[Matthew Chelette]

Justin,

What brand of rotors were they.