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Have an 85 accord. Changed the front brake pads and since that point
in time it shakes violently at speeds above 60 mph.
Had the tires balanced - no change.
Rotated back to front - no change.
Noticed a burning smell on right front and wheel and caliper get much
hotter than driver side.
Bled brakes - no change in shake or heat/smell.
Changed right front caliper - no change in heat/smell, shakes at 65,
not 60.

Brakes in a straight line with minimal steering shake when brakes are
applied - so fairly confident it is not the rotors.

Any suggestions?

Can reply here or to rkim007@hotmail.com

Thank you.

> Any suggestions?

wheel bearings?

"R.K." <rkim007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Have an 85 accord. Changed the front brake pads and since that point
> in time it shakes violently at speeds above 60 mph.
> Had the tires balanced - no change.
> Rotated back to front - no change.
> Noticed a burning smell on right front and wheel and caliper get much
> hotter than driver side.
> Bled brakes - no change in shake or heat/smell.
> Changed right front caliper - no change in heat/smell, shakes at 65,
> not 60.
>
> Brakes in a straight line with minimal steering shake when brakes are
> applied - so fairly confident it is not the rotors.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Can reply here or to rkim007@hotmail.com
>
> Thank you.

Assuming you performed all the listed work correctly, the only other things
that come to mind are a bad shock/strut or a bad CV joint.

wheel bearings also.......


"Tones" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "R.K." <rkim007@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:d3febcd1.0405221916.393e0b87@posting.google.c om...
> > Have an 85 accord. Changed the front brake pads and since that point
> > in time it shakes violently at speeds above 60 mph.
> > Had the tires balanced - no change.
> > Rotated back to front - no change.
> > Noticed a burning smell on right front and wheel and caliper get much
> > hotter than driver side.
> > Bled brakes - no change in shake or heat/smell.
> > Changed right front caliper - no change in heat/smell, shakes at 65,
> > not 60.
> >
> > Brakes in a straight line with minimal steering shake when brakes are
> > applied - so fairly confident it is not the rotors.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Can reply here or to rkim007@hotmail.com
> >
> > Thank you.
>
> Assuming you performed all the listed work correctly, the only other
things
> that come to mind are a bad shock/strut or a bad CV joint.
>
>

rkim007@hotmail.com (R.K.) wrote in message news:<d3febcd1.0405221916.393e0b87@posting.google. com>...
> Have an 85 accord. Changed the front brake pads and since that point
> in time it shakes violently at speeds above 60 mph.
> Had the tires balanced - no change.
> Rotated back to front - no change.
> Noticed a burning smell on right front and wheel and caliper get much
> hotter than driver side.
> Bled brakes - no change in shake or heat/smell.
> Changed right front caliper - no change in heat/smell, shakes at 65,
> not 60.
>
> Brakes in a straight line with minimal steering shake when brakes are
> applied - so fairly confident it is not the rotors.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Can reply here or to rkim007@hotmail.com
>
> Thank you.


The burning smell and the hotter caliper should have given you a clue.-
My guess is, you got a stuck(frozen) piston in that caliper.
JerryR

Gotta love Usenet....my son's '99 Civic is experiencing burning smell
and vibration at certain speeds, too. We'll have the mechanic look at
wheel bearings as the culprit.

rkim007@hotmail.com (R.K.) wrote:

Have an 85 accord. Changed the front brake pads and since that point in
time it shakes violently at speeds above 60 mph. Had the tires balanced
- no change.
Rotated back to front - no change.
Noticed a burning smell on right front and wheel and caliper get much
hotter than driver side.
Bled brakes - no change in shake or heat/smell. Changed right front
caliper - no change in heat/smell, shakes at 65, not 60.
Brakes in a straight line with minimal steering shake when brakes are
applied - so fairly confident it is not the rotors.
Any suggestions?
Can reply here or to rkim007@hotmail.com
Thank you.