xL8 APEKSx
NAXJA Forum User
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- Garden Grove, CA
Hey guys,
I'm re-bleeding my brakes before a long trip tomorrow morning. Last night they were really "grabby" and acting funny, I think there's air in the line.
However, I noticed when I had the wheels off that my pass side rotor has "lock washers" or something that spin on to the lugs and hold the rotor tight against the steering knuckle.
My driver's side (the side that was acting funny) does not have these, and if you remove the caliper, the rotor will come right off. The pass side doesn't budge, even when the caliper is removed.
When grabbing the driver's side caliper by hand and shaking it, the rotor moves around quite a bit without those lock washers there...but the pass side doesn't move at all, even with the wheel removed.
I figured when the wheels were mounted, they would hold the rotors tight against the knuckle and it wouldn't matter...but now I'm not so sure.
Are those little lock washers that hold the rotor to the knuckle actually necessary? And if so, what are they called...does AutoZone have them? Any info is appreciated. Thanks!
I'm re-bleeding my brakes before a long trip tomorrow morning. Last night they were really "grabby" and acting funny, I think there's air in the line.
However, I noticed when I had the wheels off that my pass side rotor has "lock washers" or something that spin on to the lugs and hold the rotor tight against the steering knuckle.
My driver's side (the side that was acting funny) does not have these, and if you remove the caliper, the rotor will come right off. The pass side doesn't budge, even when the caliper is removed.
When grabbing the driver's side caliper by hand and shaking it, the rotor moves around quite a bit without those lock washers there...but the pass side doesn't move at all, even with the wheel removed.
I figured when the wheels were mounted, they would hold the rotors tight against the knuckle and it wouldn't matter...but now I'm not so sure.
Are those little lock washers that hold the rotor to the knuckle actually necessary? And if so, what are they called...does AutoZone have them? Any info is appreciated. Thanks!