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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:34 pm 
Oompa Loompa
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hey,

have an el fairmont which i'll be selling very soon.. need to get a start on a deposit for a house, going out with no car for a while :(. anyways the car is in really good nic, but i have this shutter which you can hear and feel through the brake peddel. the thing is it's not all the time.. only every now and then it does it. had the car to ABS to get a full brake check done came back fine.. does anyone know what it could be?.. thanks♦

BTW i have a 97 el fairmont, maroon, 180,000km immac condition stock bar a cd stacker. new tyres, all new bushes barings and tyre rod ends through out the front, asking price $8,500 will not be disappointed can send pic among request.
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:03 pm 
Getting Side Ways
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might be wheel bearings or a worn discs
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:37 pm 
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EF & EL's had a problem with the disc's, they were softer than previous models, and when the wheel nuts are over tightened, they warp the rotors, pull them out of shape, so the only fix for that, is to replace them.

 

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