1999 Volvo V70 stubborn driver's side axle...

Post by **burnout8488** » 12 Mar 2014, 08:07

Your heat shield needs to be bent back, it's dragging on the rotor.

Post by **misha** » 12 Mar 2014, 09:57

burnout8488 wrote:Your heat shield needs to be bent back, it's dragging on the rotor.

Could be...but it would also rub in reverse and will not stop when brake is applied.

Could be a sticky caliper or bad brake disc.

Post by **xHeart** » 12 Mar 2014, 14:18

Ozark Lee wrote:I use a cold chisel as a wedge.

line it up offset from the center - to the right as you are looking at it - at the back of the inner CV joint.

...close to 5 O'clock position?

paredown · Post by **paredown** » 12 Mar 2014, 18:17

burnout8488 wrote:Your heat shield needs to be bent back, it's dragging on the rotor.

We have a winner--it was a slight divot on the plate. maybe a misplaced hammer blow?

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 13 Mar 2014, 07:32

paredown wrote:We have a winner--it was a slight divot on the plate. maybe a misplaced hammer blow?

Very common. Any time you use a pickle fork to get the ball joint off of the steering knuckle it will inevitably bend the dust shield behind the rotor. Getting the dust cover flattened back out is now part of my SOP when I change out a control arm.

...Lee

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 13 Mar 2014, 07:33

xHeart wrote:...close to 5 O'clock position?

Exactly.

...Lee

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