Passenger Wheel Locking up...

[Prez]

Well today I was driving to work got up to my usual 70MPH cruising along... all of a sudden I hear something break off and fly off my car... well thats kind of a normal sound... so I wasn't to worried. Well now the passenger front will not stop and sometimes locks up when trying to move... something important went down the shitter on that one. So now I have it in my work garage and have no idea where to start, maybe the hub/bearing assembly??? Anyone have ideas to what is locking up not allowing me to use my breaks and causeing the wheel to lock up when just moving the car?

Well I just got back in it and moved the car, and it worked great until I used the brakes then it all went to hell again, so it seems like it is an issue with the brakes? Maybe a bleeder valvue... I have no clue, anyone else experince this???

 

[turboholic]

-Look and compare the brake caliper on both front side, see anything missing?

 

[Prez]

Originally posted by turboholic
-Look and compare the brake caliper on both front side, see anything missing?

Yeah I'll have to do that. I haven't had time yet... no jack here at work so I will have to run home after work and get one. Thank goodness it broke right at work we have a nice huge heated garage. I hope it is something cheap like just a caliper or something. I need money for christmas.

Had anyone had this happen to them or seen something like it?

 

[my95tsi]

last time that happened to me i needed to buy a new caliper.

 

[allezgrand]

The other thing that I would check if it is not the caliper is your cv joint. Is the boot split or has it made any clicking sounds before this? I know it may seem unrelated since it caused more problem when you braked, but that may be because when the wheels applied a decelerating force through the cv joint, if it is broken internally, it caused some pieces to jam. But I would definately check the caliper first if I were you.

 

[Lordpaxin]

if you need a caliper i have them off the galant, they fit my 91 perfect.
cheap.