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ok i have the car listed below (b14) Here is what i know, the rotor is free floating in the calliper ie it can "wiggle" back and forth while riding down the road. The rotor is funked and the pads are funked(not to mention my braking)
Anyways, I know that if you jack the car off the ground and move it leftright and it moves its a tie rod and if it move back and forth its a ball joint... one problem my car moves any direction once its off the ground. My quesiton is could it be the axel(how could u tell) there is no poping coming from the axel. Or could it be the hub, where the axel hooks to the rotor. I have no clue on what this could be and I don;t want to buy a hub and not need it.
PS to anyone trying to be a D/A yes my lug nuts are 100% tight
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You may have worn suspension issues but they do not have ANYTHING to do with that rotor problem you describe. The rotor should be FIRMLY trapped by the wheel when it's properly bolted on. If your rotor is wobbling, that wheel IS NOT properly bolted on!
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one problem my car moves any direction once its off the ground.
If you are saying the wheel moves in any direction, I would have to guess that your wheel bearing is shot. If it's your tierod end it would be obvious just by looking at it. Same with the ball joint. The rubber bushings would look quite thrashed. Your axle should be ok as long as your CV boots are not torn. Clicking (poping) from the axle would be due to dried out CV joints due to lack of grease and a failed CV boot.
the rotor is free floating in the calliper ie it can "wiggle" back and forth while riding down the road.
How can you tell? Is there a method you use when you are riding down the road to check that the rotor can "wiggle"? If it's just the feedback you are getting through the steering wheel when applying the brakes, I would say your rotor is warped.
well its audiable ( you can here the rotor hitting the pad when you go around a conner or just keep it in the middle of a sloped road.
UPDATE took the axel out today and its shot but how can you tell the hub is gone, this may sound dumn but is it supposed to fall off when you take the axel out thanks guys this is so helpful
well its audiable ( you can here the rotor hitting the pad when you go around a conner or just keep it in the middle of a sloped road.
So it could be anything hitting anything in those conditions. But I digress . . .
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UPDATE took the axel out today and its shot but how can you tell the hub is gone, this may sound dumn but is it supposed to fall off when you take the axel out thanks guys this is so helpful
It's rare that a wheel hub will go bad. Usually what fails is the wheel bearing. If after you had the car off the ground and the wheel had play, this is a tell tale sign of a wheel bearing gone bad. This could also explain the possibility of your rotors unusually hitting the brake pads. The wheel hub will fall right off when removing as the only thing holding it to the axle is the nut and cotter pin directly in front of the hub. If the axle is not there nor the nut, there is nothing else holding it in place.
so it is designed to work that way so one all the brake assembely is removed and the axel is out of the car the hub will separate, if thats the case then i may only need an axel
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