Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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me and my mate have tried everything on his corsa to solve this problem. just wondering would any of u lot know what to do.
when he brakes the caliper catches the inside of the wheel, he has V6 brakes and 17's. it is scrapping the inside of the alloy. but he said it only happens when he brakes, he can feel it through the steering wheel. i know when u brake the caliper should go towards the wheel a little. but not hit it.
ran out of ideas what to try 
[Edited on 25-08-2005 by andysri]
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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a spacer... assuming it catches the "spokes"
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casper_ac
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
Location: Belfast
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a spacer may ruin offset of wheels.
this happened my speedliens...on ordinary brakes.
What i did was grind the callipers a little. worked perfectly
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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is the caliper tighened up properly... both the main caliper bolts and the small ones? and are the springy(cant think of there name  ) things on?
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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what offset are the wheels?
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chris shah
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Luton..
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grind the caliper down a little
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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well we had a new wheel bearing put in, but it was fine for a week, but now its making a clunck. its defo catching on the inside wheel, marks everywhere. all bolts r tight, ones which hold calpier on to hub, and one to hold pads in. just REALLY REALLY weird. plus when on full lock right it does it to, occasianally tho. just stripped it down for him tonight to have another look, everything looks in the right space
more ideas ppl. i dont want to grind anything yet, as it wasnt doing it before.
[Edited on 25-08-2005 by andysri]
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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sounds like the wheel baring could be goosed or not installed properly...
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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^^^that soundnt make it do that should it??
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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if the wheel baring was faulty the wheel would be wobbling around and not be true... the caliper is fixed so it cant be at fault...
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Steve Smith
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Registered: 28th Nov 00
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Take the wheel off the car and remove the dust cover (if fitted) from the centre of the brake disc. This will reveal a castleated nut. There should be a split pin through this nut. Remove the pin and check that nut for tightness. If this is loose you will have the problem you have mentioned earlier. Once tight use o new split pin and replace cover with a new one becuase you will damage the old old getting it off and bolt up the wheel.
Is it only one side? If so then i would be sure that this is his problem. The mechanic who did the wheel bearing should have had to tighten this up when rebuilding the suspension after the wheel bearing was replaced.
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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is he alloy not buckled??
i got the same kind of prob on mine, when i break, the drives side makes a banging sound
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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found the problem........the bottom arm ball joint bolts were not tight!!!! so could have been nasty!!
cheers for the ideas lads 
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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fark! could have been as you say 'nasty' 
[Edited on 28-08-2005 by Siberia]
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