So ive had this problem with my cl since I got it but not as severe as it is now, come to think of it when i got my cli did not have this problem. Anyways everytime i brake the steering wheel shakes back and forth and yes i can feel the brake pedal lightly pulsing. By now i would have figured that m y rotors are shot but looking at the FAQ about cl's something was stated about steering wheel shake that seems like its rotors but isn't. Is there anyway to diagnose this before i trial and error with rotors? My steering and overall handling is very crisp and precice even with miniscule movement with the wheel which is what makes me think rotors........any ideas?

 

If they are the OEM rotors......would not be a doubt in my mind that they are the culprit! Things are P.O.S's!

 

They look like it....im the third owner tho and the car has 120k miles so your guess is as good as mine lol

 

Just change these piece of crap rotors and you will be fine

 

Lol i like the way you think, im gonna get some r1 drilled and slotted rotors with free pads for 220 and call it a day....if they warp and get screwed up, its bbk time lol. theres no reason why my steering would be messed up the car has a clean title except for the replaced tranny

 

Your rotors are definatly warped. It happened to me before. Just make sure the rotors you get are drilled/slotted. If your steering wheel still shakes after that, then you need an allignment.

 

Well, I would say they are warped. If you're braking, it's kind of hard to declare torque steer. Torque steer only happens when you apply torque, ie the accelerator.

 

its warped rotors. and if you get the R1s, they're going to warp again. dont get any kind of drilled rotors, they warp easily. Get slotted or blanks instead.

 

I just got new rotors and my car still shakes when I brake. do you guys think I need it to be resurfaced? if so, where can I do that without paying alot? Thanks fellas!

 

^wait... You just got new rotors, and you think you need to resurface them...

your logic is flawed.

or maybe mine is...

 

I assume you got new pads too? I know its a stupid question, but I've seen my share of dumb (not implying it on your part either)

Have you had an alignment in the recent past?

 

I replaced mine with drilled/slotted rotors and ceramic pads. All shaking problems eliminated, worst thing that happened however was when i took off a caliper bolt and the threads inside the caliper came out with it....that was a lot of fun to drill, tap, instal new threads so that i could use my stock bolt. Also cost me thirty dollars for the kit which happened to be missing a tap handle and the 1/2in drill bit lucky for me i had the bit but no handle so I used a ratchet and a bit that fit snugly around the tap hahaha

 

Ohh yeah rotors and pads all new. Their original parts. But still shakes

 

On Chodthewako's faq cl page it reffers to the steering wheel shake not being warped rotors but rather what he calls "torque steer" which did not make sense to me because torque steer happens when you floor it from 0 not when hitting the brakes..is there some underlying problem with our steering systems i dont know about?

To ARP make sure you torqued your wheels on correctly and at 80 ft lbs

 

Sorry i dont know much about cars. Where can I get my wheels torqued? Thanks.

 

Just about any auto place honestly, but if you want to save like 15-30 dollars just rent a torque wrench from autozone and do it yourself, when you bring it back they refund you the cost of the wrench

 

I'll probably just go to an auro shop. I really dont want to have to do it myself. I dont want to mess up. So if this doesnt do the trick, I'll probably just get an alignment. Thanks.