braking shimmy

[John in CT]

My 1995 525i has pretty new front discs and pads (5000 miles) to cure pulsating braking. Cure worked fine but now it's back. The wrinkle, if you brake lightly, shimmy, but if you brake harder shimmy stops. Is this indicative of worn dogbones or some other front end componant? Car has 97,000 miles total, new-ish 225/65 15 Kumho tires.

Thanks in advance

John

[Felixdacat]

When you are braking, does the car pull to either side?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

When my dogbones went, I could feel it in the rear end, mostly in/out of turns...kind of a sloppy feeling. But not in the brakes.

Noboby likes a sloppy rear end

[John in CT]

No, very strait.

[Felixdacat]

Unless your like my roomate, and hasen't had any for a looooonnnnnnnggggg time. He seems to have this BRITE blue glow about him.

[Felixdacat]

I thought possible sticking caliper

[gale]

I just went thru that a few weeks ago with my e32 (similar/same suspension as your e34). Rotors weren't that old, maybe 10-15k miles. Replaced them with Balo blanchard-ground & Raybestos QS ceramic pads & did the very aggressive rapid break-in per the Zeckhausen site:

http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

I must admit I cringed a little when cooking the new pads & rotors but they turned that nice blue tinge with a uniform light grey film of pad material on them and there's not even a hint of shimmy anymore.