THROBBING brake pedal

Just the front pads and never the rotors? I'm pretty sure that your rotors are warped and with that many miles, they're shot.

You can get rotors from a junkyard, but be careful what you buy. You might end up with ones that are just as bad as what you have on your car.

Good luck.

IMHO:

Couple of things that could cause this. Missaligned rotors and calipers. Out of round rotors. Warped rotors. You should have a qualified person check them out, because it sucks when the car doesn't want to start, and it's even worse when the car doesn't want to stop.

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Pulsing is caused by the front rotors being warped. Do you mean to say that you have gone 140k miles on your first set of rotors? They are way overdue to be replaced. They cost under a hundred dollars to buy and less than an hour's work to install. Generally a good idea to replace the pads at the same time.

You can get this done quickly and cheaply at any of the big chain places, (they will have the parts on hand) but by all means go to your mechanic if you prefer.

Used to have this problem on my car (UK Model), had the disc's (rotor's) replaced - no more problems after that.

Don't go to a junkyard - buy new ones, is it really worth buying second hand parts just to save a little money on an important safety feature of your car?

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140k miles or roughly 224.000 km the rotors are more then done and need to be replaced with the pads. It's a shame that whomever replaced the pads didn't demanded to change the rotors, wouldn't bring my car there again.

IIRC all Focus have 4 disc brakes (over here).

Dunno "junkyard", usually you can safely buy pads/rotors from a few companies that deliver parts to the automobile industry. Over here Ie. "textar". "junkyard" sounds a bit like already used parts? While this is no problem with something like a door or so, wouldn't get the most critical parts like brakes used.

Good luck

Not in the USA.

I wouldn't buy brake pads from a junkyard, but a set of low mileage rotors, why not? Once you install new rotors and run them for a week, aren't they also used? Nowt wrong with parts from a breakers if they're within spec, and rotors are very easy to check for thickness in situ.

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Can you easily measure if the rotors have more unbalance then they must? No you can't. Can you easily measure if those rotors have hair cracks? No you can't. So, it can't be safely suggested to get used rotors.

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Shish Kababes

As old as the hills, this technique has employed seafood, beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and vegetables; just about anything can be grilled, and young humans are no exception!

High quality marinade (Teriyaki and garlic perhaps)

1 inch cubes of tender meat, preferably from the nursery Onions bell peppers Wooden or metal skewers

Marinate the meat overnight. Get the grill good and hot while placing meat, vegetables, and fruit such as pineapples or cherries on the skewers. Don?t be afraid to use a variety of meats. Grill to medium rare, serve with garlic cous-cous and sautéed asparagus. Coffee and sherbet for desert then walnuts, cheese, and port. Cigars for the gentlemen (and ladies if they so desire)!

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Babies really can be found under a cabbage leaf - or one can arrange for ground beef to be found there instead.

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Umbilical Cordon

golden brown, remove. Add the garlic and onions and cook down a bit. Add some lemon juice and some zest, then de-glaze with stock. Add a little cornstarch (dissolved in cold water) to the sauce. You are just about there, Pour the sauce over the cutlets, top with parsley, lemon slices and cracked pepper. Serve with spinach salad, macaroni and cheese (homemade) and iced tea...

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Mix the ground meats together in a large bowl, then mix each of the other ingredients. Make balls about the size of a baby?s fist (there should be one lying around for reference). Bake at 400°for about 25 minutes - or you could fry them in olive oil. Place the meatballs in the tomato gravy, and simmer for several hours. Serve on spaghetti. Accompany with green salad, garlic bread and red wine.

Newborn Parmesan

This classic Sicilian cuisine can easily be turned into Eggplant Parmesan If you are planning a vegetarian meal. Or you could just as well use veal - after all, you have to be careful - Sicilians are touchy about their young family members...

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Nope, I didn't. Looks like just another spoofer:

Look at the header, long way the message should have taken from Germany to Germany through Denmark and the Netherlands?

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Probably Netherlands injection once again.

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