Wheel not moving freely when jacked up

Ravinder · 21st March 2018, 11:14

Had the front end of the car up as brakes were being changed. Noticed that the front passenger side wheel does not spin freely and needs a fair bit of force to get it to turn. Driver side is opposite and spins nice and freely when in the air. Gears were in neutral position. So, this will make the car work more to get the wheel to turn and potentially use more fuel. Any idea what the cause of this is? Thanks.

klarzy · 21st March 2018, 11:25

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Originally Posted by Ravinder

Had the front end of the car up as brakes were being changed. Noticed that the front passenger side wheel does not spin freely and needs a fair bit of force to get it to turn. Driver side is opposite and spins nice and freely when in the air. Gears were in neutral position. So, this will make the car work more to get the wheel to turn and potentially use more fuel. Any idea what the cause of this is? Thanks.

If not a tight bearing or c.v joint then may just be mechanical play in the diff or the tire or rim rubbing when car is jacked up...

One drive shaft is longer than the other do this could be an issue with rubbing and the suspension hanging loose...

planenut · 21st March 2018, 12:20

Could you move the brake pads, i.e. piston, a fraction and see if there is a significant difference? it may help to point the way?

It's not the quickest in that you would have to get the wheels off.

Ravinder · 21st March 2018, 12:26

i should of mentioned as well as the brakes being changed, the passenger front caliper was also changed as my caliper was sticking for the past few days causing problems. The replacement seems ok so far...I think the wheel was still hard to turn even after the replacement caliper was fitted...I’ll double check.

rustymotor · 21st March 2018, 12:30

Check the disk see if it's not warped by the sticky caliper maybe ?

Ravinder · 21st March 2018, 13:09

Ok. It’s still the same. New discs and pads fitted yesterday and replacement caliper. Out come is still the same - the wheel needs considerable force to get it to turn round.

klarzy · 21st March 2018, 13:12

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Originally Posted by Ravinder

Ok. It’s still the same. New discs and pads fitted yesterday and replacement caliper. Out come is still the same - the wheel needs considerable force to get it to turn round.

is it rubbing on the strut or is the drive shaft touching the suspension?

Ravinder · 21st March 2018, 13:39

Doesn’t appear to be I don’t think. I’d imagine there would be some sort of noise when turning the wheel. There’s no noise. Just that the wheel needs force to turn it unlike the other side.

m2n · 21st March 2018, 14:57

Drive shaft ?

AndyN01 · 21st March 2018, 15:11

A bit of a faff but try popping the brake pads out completely.

If the wheel now spins freely you've identified that it's to do with pads/calipers/disc. Hopefully not but maybe the replacement caliper is a bit sticky - piston properly lubricated?

If the wheel is still hard to turn then it's drive train/bearings.

Good Luck.

Andy.

21st March 2018, 11:14	#1
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21st March 2018, 12:26	#4
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	i should of mentioned as well as the brakes being changed, the passenger front caliper was also changed as my caliper was sticking for the past few days causing problems. The replacement seems ok so far...I think the wheel was still hard to turn even after the replacement caliper was fitted...I’ll double check. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

21st March 2018, 13:09	#6
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Ok. It’s still the same. New discs and pads fitted yesterday and replacement caliper. Out come is still the same - the wheel needs considerable force to get it to turn round. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

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21st March 2018, 12:20	#3
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,948 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Could you move the brake pads, i.e. piston, a fraction and see if there is a significant difference? it may help to point the way? It's not the quickest in that you would have to get the wheels off.

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21st March 2018, 15:11	#10
AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,070 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	A bit of a faff but try popping the brake pads out completely. If the wheel now spins freely you've identified that it's to do with pads/calipers/disc. Hopefully not but maybe the replacement caliper is a bit sticky - piston properly lubricated? If the wheel is still hard to turn then it's drive train/bearings. Good Luck. Andy. __________________ Andy. http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/