Calipers Rubbing On Rotors

[ali-turko]

hey guys

last night i heard a metal noise coming from my wheels,

i looked at my rotors and noticed that my front right caliper is actually sitting on the rotor

its as if the pistons arnt pushing the caliper out enough. but the caliper arnt rubbing agaist the the rotor

all the time i can hearing rubbing when im turning,

can anyone sugguest whats wrong with my brakes,

thx guys any help would be great

[Kinks]

take it to a mechanic. it might be something simple but brakes are critical, don't take any shortcuts if you don't know what you're doing.

[ali-turko]

thats the thing cant take it anywhere till tuesday

[Eug]

caliper shouldnt be sitting on the rotor.

i think you must have a caliper bolt missing or something.

[ali-turko]

havnt take the calipers off the last thing i changed was the pads bout 2 weeks ago

[NismoR31Jet]

Which part of the caliper is hitting the rotor?

Is your car a GTR? If so have you removed the front driveshaft from the side that is touching? Check your drive shaft nut that passes through the hub, it should be bloody tight. If the nut is slightly loose it can cause movement in the wheel bearing allowing the rotor to 'tilt' as such around corners.

[mitchem]

Which part of the caliper is hitting the rotor?

Is your car a GTR? If so have you removed the front driveshaft from the side that is touching? Check your drive shaft nut that passes through the hub, it should be bloody tight. If the nut is slightly loose it can cause movement in the wheel bearing allowing the rotor to 'tilt' as such around corners.

good advice

[dead32]

he sounds like he's speaking from experience. personaly id make sure that all caliper mounts are tight and all the clips etc are still in place to hold the pads in place.

[GTR1993]

seen this before where the wheel bearing has collapsed, resulting in the rotor hitting the caliper.

[NismoR31Jet]

Yea, that is what happens if the drive shaft bolt is left loose for too long, it will shag out the wheel bearing.

.....it will feel tight, but you will want to get a decent socket onto the nut, they are 36mm from memory and I use a 1.5m long steel tube on a braker bar and basically swing off it to make sure it is tight.

[ali-turko]

thx for that buddy will give it ago 2morrow