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Old 01-29-2009, 11:01 PM
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Well i heard a grinding , metal , sound that was coming and going from my front pass side wheel. It would stop when i stopped but really only happened at slow speed. After some searching i decided to push back on the shield and the sound went away. My guess is its rubbing on the rotor. Is this a common problem ? I bent it back and so far it has come back once again. Not sure if there is a more perm solution.
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Old 01-29-2009, 11:12 PM
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is the back of the rotor worn weird?
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Old 01-29-2009, 11:27 PM
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Ill take a closer look tomorrow but i didn't notice anything out of the ordinary this morning.
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Old 01-30-2009, 12:19 AM
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i had that problem once as well. except it was from my front passenger wheel and only happened when i turned the wheel all the way left and moved forward slowly. i just took a flat head screw driver and a small hammer, and gave the shield behind the rotor a few taps to push it back a little and so far no more problems.
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I had this problem too. let me know what you find out. I haven't heard it recently because i listen to my music too loud.
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