Where's the rub?

ps. caliper pins (upper and lower) were cleaned, looked fine, and were lubed with high temperature grease before reassembly... so i don't think that is the problem.

Regardless, they'd be the second thing I'd check. Right after the handbrake hardware.

Thanks for the suggestion. I had the e-brake completely relaxed (adjustment screw out at the brake handle) when replacing the caliper on the other side of the car, and even with the wheel off and two lug nuts installed i could feel the caliper grabbing no matter how far the hex screw was retracted. I suppose to really know if it is the e-brake is to remove the cable from the caliper, which i could try the next time i am in there, but i went ahead and ordered new upper and lower pins. Will report back once they are installed. Thanks again. ps. for what it is worth, the car in question is a '95

My '92 has a manual adjustment, according to this article

Thanks for that, but I am aware of it. This is what I was trying to articulate by referring to the hex screw adjustment. Even with the wheel off, the e-brake relaxed, and two lug nuts holding down the rotor, when I manually turned the rotor i get the wub wub from the caliper grabbing part of the rotor. It is a new rotor (and pads) and it doesn't appear that the rotor is warped... so I await the new pins to see if that helps... and fully check the e-brake cable while in there. If that doesn't help then I suppose a new caliper bracket is in order next?!? Thank you.

Try swapping the left-right rotors and see if the problem migrates to the other side. If it does, your rotor is warped, new or not. If it doesn't, then maybe you should investigate the bearing/hub?

no matter what i did i could not get the rubbing to stop. i was able to see about 1/16" run out in the rotor when i spun the wheel so it seemed like it is probably a bent hub. brought it to a trusted shop who first checked the rotor, then the hub and they did find some runout in the hub so i will have that and the wheel baring replaced. thanks again for all of the suggestions.

Chris,

did you ever fix this? I might have a hub in good shape, need to make sure everything is compatible. If it works for you, it's free, I just need to remove it from the car and get it from Texas to New York.

Pat

Pat, Thank you very much for the offer. It is most kind of you. However, considering the labor and other costs involved (alignment) I think it would be money well spent for me to just get a new one. Will write more to you directly. Thanks again!