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Old 08-25-2005, 03:06 PM
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Rear Wheel not spinning freely.

I had the car on a lift and spun the rear wheels, the left one spins fine, but the right one spins and then is interrupted by something, somethin is jamming it a little, could it be a warped rotor? I had new rotors on for about 10k miles, they are brembo blanks.
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Old 08-25-2005, 03:47 PM
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could be a frozen caliper....
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Old 08-25-2005, 04:15 PM
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check your brake lines...the guy that installed my RSB just left the rear brake lines hanging causing the inner brake pads to slightly drag on the rotors.
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Old 08-25-2005, 04:24 PM
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sounds like warped rotors...have them cut and try it again.
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Old 08-25-2005, 05:11 PM
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You need to give us a little more info. While driving does the rear end make any kind of noise? I doubt it is a warped rotor if you just replaced them. You need to give us a better feel than the wheel doesn't spin freely. BTW: For future reference the rear bearings are the only moving part on the rear axle so if you remove the brakes and it is still spinning messed up replace the bearing.
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Old 08-25-2005, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximaPolak
sounds like warped rotors...have them cut and try it again.


Are you serious?
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Old 08-25-2005, 05:48 PM
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Clean your throttle body....like WHOA!
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Old 08-25-2005, 06:29 PM
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I recently had a problem with a frozen caliper. If the caliper is hanging up you can tell pretty easily. For one it will get hotter than your other brakes, so after parking walk by each wheel and see if it is noticably hotter. You could also check to see if one sides pads are wearing faster than the other. Otherwise Id go along with mdloops. You will probably hear some kind of whirring or humming noise in the rear if a bearing is bad.
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Old 08-25-2005, 07:31 PM
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Also if the caliper is frozen you will smell the brake pad overheating. Resembles the smell of an electrical fire.
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the caliper is frozen
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Old 08-25-2005, 08:09 PM
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thanks guys for the responces, ill check out first if the pads get worn faster. When i drive its fine, none of the warped feel when braking. The wheel spins freely up until it comes to a certain point, and once i put some force to pass that point it spins freely again. so if the brakes are the broblem, wouldnt the wheel spin less freely at all the points?
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Old 08-26-2005, 06:15 AM
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I think it is in your head. What are you trying to describe? Am I the only one banging my head here wondering what the problem is? Call a dealership and tell them that "my wheel is not spinning as freely as the other". We cannot help you unless you actually develop some kind of acute problem.

1) If you did the brakes yourself shame on you and take it someplace to get fixed. You most likely screwed something up

2) If you know how braking pressure works certain wheels are attributed certain amounts of force. One of your back wheels may spin a little better than the other one. It has something to do with the routing of brake fluid or something like that. It was explained to me at one point.

Basically the only problem is in your head and there is absolutely NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR. NOW LOCK THIS USELESS THREAD
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