2002 Ford Taurus 2002 Taurus front end shakes violently

Tiny
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  • 2002 FORD TAURUS
Shakes or Wobbles problem
2002 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 120K miles

You guys were a great help to me finding a vacuum leak on my daughter's Taurus a while back. Now I need your help again. The Taurus goes down the road smoothly, but when I put on the brakes at 40 MPH or higher the front end shakes and the steering wheel wobbles. The brake pads were recently replaced. I looked at the rotors and they looked okay. What would cause this huge vibration?
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 AT 12:22 PM

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Tiny
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Recheck the brake work, and these cars eat rotors, they run very hot, and the heat warps them easily, also use a torque wrench to put the lug nuts on, with aluminum wheels, set the wrench at 85 ft. Lbs. Change the rotors, use a torque wrench!
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010 AT 2:59 PM

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