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i am at wits end with this.. i have a drivers side rear wheel that dubs going down the road. when i jack both wheels off the ground and put in gear the drivers side wheel wobbles in an out.. so i pulled the tire off and the rotor wobbles.. so i pulled the rotor and caliper off and my spindle spins straight as an arrow.. so is this just a caliper and rotor issue or could it be a bearing and axle?? or? thanks for any feedback!!
 

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Sounds like a bad hub to me.
 

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Stick a new rotor on there and see if it runs straight, check the calipers for damage/unusual wear, replace the pads (both sides), have the wheel/tire spin balanced, torque the lug nuts evenly in a star pattern and get on down the road.
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A new rotor is cheap ,I would replace it .
I have a rear axle bearing going out ,the wheel rides true I just hear the bearing growl so I doubt it's a bearing .
If you have never done rear brakes on this year you need a tool for screwing in the caliper puck ...stupid I know ,but that is how you get the caliper back on a new rotor !
I bought the one from harbor freight ,it works great!
 

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kingcoy said:
i am at wits end with this.. i have a drivers side rear wheel that dubs going down the road. when i jack both wheels off the ground and put in gear the drivers side wheel wobbles in an out.. so i pulled the tire off and the rotor wobbles.. so i pulled the rotor and caliper off and my spindle spins straight as an arrow.. so is this just a caliper and rotor issue or could it be a bearing and axle?? or? thanks for any feedback!!
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Of course the rotor will wobble with out the wheel on.
There is nothing to hold the rotor tight to the axle flange so it will wobble as the brake pads and caliper do not keep the rotor true to the axle flange.
You could put on a few lug nuts and tighten the rotor to the flange and try again.
My bet is a bent wheel.
I will admit, I had no idea what you meant when you said "the wheel dubs going down the road"
I had to read the rest of the post to see what you were getting at.
 

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Bullitt347 said:
Of course the rotor will wobble with out the wheel on.
There is nothing to hold the rotor tight to the axle flange so it will wobble as the brake pads and caliper do not keep the rotor true to the axle flange.
You could put on a few lug nuts and tighten the rotor to the flange and try again.
My bet is a bent wheel.
I will admit, I had no idea what you meant when you said "the wheel dubs going down the road"
I had to read the rest of the post to see what you were getting at.
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Good point,
 
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it was a bent axle and bad bearing.. thanks for all your input fellas. it sure helped!!!
 
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