[Mk2] [NA] Car 'Wobble' at low speed Braking.

[Wilfko]

Firstly this is my first post so Hi guys, hope to be an active member of these forums! I test drove my first MR2 Rev-3 N/A yesterday, loved it! But there's a few issues I want to question going into the purchase. At low speed underbraking I feel the whole car (not much but enough to notice) wobble.. Could this be warped discs? It's worth mentioning that there was a burning smell after the test drive, upon research I'm worried there may be a sticking caliper or even a slipping clutch (car has done 68,000 miles) Any advice would be of great help as I'm keen to pick up the car ASAP and would be nice to have final things to check.

On a side note, coming from reasonably modern cars, I found the clutch travel to be very very short! Also the throttle short and very sensitive, is this
Normal? Apologies in advance for the question (I found the search function a but rubbish), it was a lovely car other than these issues, I tend to worry too much but it's in the back of my mind.

[joemacmr2]

Welcome!

As you mentioned could be warped discs or sticking caliper. Mr2' s are renowned for sticking calipers. I have a folder of receipts for new calipers over the years. The pistons stick inside (dirt gets into the rubber and they seize. If you are lucky it could be just the sliding pins. Take them out and grease them up. Very easy fix. You won't know til you take wheel off and turn disc. There should be very little resistance.

Other thing it could be is wheel bearing. Jack car up with wheel still on and shake left to right and top to bottom. Any movement will be wheel bearing or ball joint/track rod end.

I bought mr2 turbo last jan and replaced all front suspension (ball joints, inner/outer track rod ends, drop links. Bushings were ok. They were all original parts so needed changed after 20 yrs lol

Might be worth checking all of above if you've just bought it.

Also everyone will tell you on here that mr2's are very sensitive to ignition components (distributor, rotor arm, spark plugs, ht leads) although my ht leads are still marked 1992 and are 100%)

That's my 2p worth.

These cars are bullet proof and super reliable if you service them regularly.

Happy motoring!

[Wilfko]

Thank you! Picked her up last night and I'm very happy! Clutch is slightly slipping so will need changing in a few months! I'll do the suggested above but the issue seemed less noticeable on the drive home. Bought a Sony XAV-601BT double din to chuck in aswell! Thanks.

[joemacmr2]

No problem at all. I'm not a mechanic but with the wealth of knowledge in this forum, you don't be long in getting to know your car.