Has anyone ever experienced a front end shimmy when applying the brakes?

I jacked the front end up and looked for worn bushings etc. but came up with nothing.

Any ideas.

Thanks

 

How exactly did you inspect the bushings? A visual check will not do, needs to be up and worked with a pry-bar to be certain. Milage? Bushings last about 70,000 miles from what I have read. How are the brakes? I know for a fact the dealer installed a crap one on mine. When I remove the rotor, I can clearly see the defect in the casting.

 

I used a pry bar and worked some of the bushings to see if they were loose. I am going to bring a larger one home from work.

I am getting the brakes replaced soon. I feel like it is coming from the bushings i just havent been able to identify it.

 

If its the brakes, it will be more noticeable in the steering wheel. If its the bushings, you will feel it in the body but you will also generally hear or feel thumps when not braking and going over rough surfaces.

 

Mine has the steering wheel pulsate/shudder when applying brakes at about 45mph - 50mph (70km/h-80km/h). I am guessing something in the front brakes would lead to this.

Recently I pulled the drivers side brake off to check the pads, and i think I goofed somewhere upon reassembly?

 

Unless you got the pad in wrong (very hard to do) or forgot to tighten something down I don't see how you could goof it up. But brake pulsing generally happens at all speeds. But with worn front end components, I have seen them act up at certain speeds. The BMW E32 chases is specifically known for a problem were 45-55 there is shuddering when braking, its due to a certain bushing that fails.

 

Will re-chek to ensure i tightened things properly.

I also know thaty lower control arm bushings need to be replaced. My mechanic gave me a heads up on them a while back.

Will re-chek the brake i looked at originally, and ensure everything is tightened properly as well at and report back

Thanks!