Re: Subject: <E36> Steering wheel SHAKES when braking at fast sp

["Jerry A. Cohen" <cohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This symptom is not unique to the E36.  I have a 98 328is that 
sometimes shows significant steering wheel shake on hard braking at 
speeds above 45 mph.  When this happened to my Town and Country 
mini-van, it turned out to be a bad brake pad, but warped rotors can 
cause the same effect, I believe.  My 328 is almost ready for its 
first oil service, so I intend to have the mechanic evaluate it then. 
Its hard to believe that the brakes could have worn that much in 
5000 miles.  I, too, would appreciate more authoritative explanation 
of the phenomenon, especially with respect to why it is sometimes 
worse than at other times, and seems to get worse on poor road 
surfaces.

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