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Why would my Drivers side front rim be rubbing on my Caliper? I have switched rims thinking maybe one is bent from a friend bumming my car... but I dought 3 out of 4 rims are bent. It sounds like I have a rock in my tread on my tire when I go down a road so... I didnt think much of it being that I like in a town with all dirt roads. But when I hit the brakes I get a tapping noise form my brakes. I have new rotars and pads and thier stock. Well everything on my car is stock except foggies. lol I dirve a 1997 Mercury Mystquie GS and its a 4 banger. So I am pretty much askign what can cuase this and how do I go about fixing it.

Thxz in advance
Daniel

P.S. I dont know much about brakes

A knocking noise when braking can come from worn caliper slide pins, rotors that are machined too course, and cracked rotors.

From what you are describing, I would have a good look at the caliper slide pins.

ok thxz.. Would the slide pins be covered on a recent brake job. Like new rotars and pads. The job is aobut 2 months old and I have a life tiem warrenty.

Not likely.

I personally believe that they whould have been checked and lubed when the pads were replaced, but they most usually are not. Many brake mechanics don't even know it should be done. Some shops believe that if anything other than replacing pads and rotors is needed, the calipers should be replaced. As I have said many time before, the difference between an average brake job and a great brake job is often a matter of proper lubrication of the appropriate parts. If you take it back to a shop that doesn't know better, they will likely try to sell you calipers, even if they are not really needed.

ok thxz... I took off my wheel and looked at the caliper adn tried lookign for a pin. I had no clue as to what I was looking at but the caliper had slack in it or i can move it and on my passenger side i cant move it. So I plan on taking it back tomarrow and gettign it fixed. Thanks again for your help

Hub bearing worn?...tilting....rotor rubbing....wheel rubbing?????

If you look on the backside of the caliper you'll see 2 rubber boots w/ plastic endcaps. The sliding pins are in there. They'll either be 7mm hex or torx.

Was the spring clip installed correctly? They are a b*tch to get back in. I just changed the rotors & pads a few weeks ago, and I almost installed the clips wrong.

thxz a lot guys! My problem was my caliper pin or whatever it was called no tool was required to fix the brakes other then a jack and a fourway. lol later guys