Hello everyone,
I have just been doing an overhaul of the brakes - now, just as I were to mount the wheels I discovered that the hub carrier is not correctly located on the strut! The hub carrier in the right hand side does not touch the shoulder on the strut - it is located approx. 1.5 cm below. (I is correctly located in the left hand side).
Half a year ago I had a workshop changing the upper rubber mounts and I guess that they have not assembled the hub carrier to the strut correctly.
Do I have to take the front hub carrier assembly apart? Would it be possible to lift the hubcarrier in plce on the strut using a jack?
I thought that it might go in place when I lowered the car to the ground but this did not happen.
Any suggestions are very welcome!,
Best regards,
Erik
Hub carrier not located correctly
Moderator: RichardW
Hi John,
Thanks for the answer,
I this raised section visible? I have been looking for it through the slut. Using a screwdriver as a tool to feel the raised section in the slot failed.
Does this raised section go all the way up to the shoulder where the hub carrier is supposed to be located?
Best regards,
Erik
Thanks for the answer,
I this raised section visible? I have been looking for it through the slut. Using a screwdriver as a tool to feel the raised section in the slot failed.
Does this raised section go all the way up to the shoulder where the hub carrier is supposed to be located?
Best regards,
Erik
Thanks!
Now I see it - took a lever, opened that gap and secured it open with the 8 hex bit as suggested in the haynes book.
On my car it's only a "blob" of 5x5 mm.
What happened when I left the car at the dealer is that they have stopped once the hub carrier reached this blob the blob was 3-4 mm from the slut - and I have bee driving around with this for 8 months!!! Arrghhh - never leave the car at the dealer!
I wonder if any damage to my steering has been made?
I will now try to rotate the strut - thanks to all!
Erik
Now I see it - took a lever, opened that gap and secured it open with the 8 hex bit as suggested in the haynes book.
On my car it's only a "blob" of 5x5 mm.
What happened when I left the car at the dealer is that they have stopped once the hub carrier reached this blob the blob was 3-4 mm from the slut - and I have bee driving around with this for 8 months!!! Arrghhh - never leave the car at the dealer!
I wonder if any damage to my steering has been made?
I will now try to rotate the strut - thanks to all!
Erik
so that will explain why I have not actually noticed this before seeing it today.
Thanks to everyone: The hub carrier is now in place and could be moved up to the shoulder without taken other components apart. The stut could be turned so the "blub" would fit into the slot. To move it the final few mm's I had to carefully knock it in position using using an old large socket as a drift - then I could knock on the bottom side of the hub carrier and it moved in position.
So now it's time to do what I started out to do: Put on the new discs and the renovated calipers ...
Erik
Thanks to everyone: The hub carrier is now in place and could be moved up to the shoulder without taken other components apart. The stut could be turned so the "blub" would fit into the slot. To move it the final few mm's I had to carefully knock it in position using using an old large socket as a drift - then I could knock on the bottom side of the hub carrier and it moved in position.
So now it's time to do what I started out to do: Put on the new discs and the renovated calipers ...
Erik