ob1ob

While changing the front pads and rotors I found two wheel studs spinning on my right wheel. After cutting off the lug nuts, I replaced the hub and finished the brakes. Now there is a scraping sound from the front right wheel while driving. I bent the dust sheild and greatly reduced the noise but didn't completely eliminate it. I'll mess with the brake shield some more to see if I can make it stop. Should I be worried about anything else like wheel bearing damage when I installed the hub or something else with the brakes? Thanks.

RIPSAW

This is a scary post..Check the rotor for run out with a dial indicator from Harbor Freight.. Make sure the pistons are not tight holding the pads against the rotor after you let off the brake pedal.

mikey1

wheel bearing or brakes,

are you sure the dust shield is not touching the rotor? this should be easy to see,

brake pads in the correct way? not backwards?

hub nut torqued properly? this should be done with the car in the air, not with the wheel on the ground,

is it a new hub/wheel bearing?

ob1ob

Thanks for the replies. I drove it a little yesterday and feel pretty certain the rotor is rubbing something. I'll double check the brake shield and pads and rotor run out. I borrowed a torque wrench from O'Reilly when reinstalling the axle nut and verified 134 foot pounds while off the ground. It's a new hub but not a new bearing. I used a puller with slide hammer to pull the old hub and installed a new one.

Colin42

something jammed between the pad and the rotor?

mikey1

how did you press in the wheel bearing?

ob1ob

Well, I'm pretty embarrassed to say that I think that I removed half of the inner race of the wheel bearing when I removed the old hub. This whole ordeal started with a simple brake change, and I was in such a hurry to get this done that I didn't pay attention to what I was doing. I realized this mistake earlier today. I won't have time to fix this myself before needing the car, so I'm dropping my car off with a friend to fix it.