AEspi
04-23-2012, 11:48 AM
I am a noob at mechanical work so replacing the struts got me feeling pretty pro. But I have a problem on the driver side, please excuse the terminology if its not all correct, but the rotor/hub wont go back to being vertical so that the strut attaches to it. I have the passenger side back together and it went together fine.
I also replaced my springs last year and the rotor/hub had no problems attaching back to the strut. IDK what went wrong but it seems to be that the axle is the problem.
I read on another forum someone that had this same problem but on the passenger side. They said I can put it into gear and try spinning the rotor and push occasionally and it will find the grooves again. but this did not work. when i put it in gear and spin the rotor it wont fix it. Am i just not pushing hard enough? any tips on leverage? I did notice the other tire spins the opposite direction (and it s supposed to?). Does that mean the problem has nothing to do with the axle?
Any help is greatly appreciated as this is my DD.
I also replaced my springs last year and the rotor/hub had no problems attaching back to the strut. IDK what went wrong but it seems to be that the axle is the problem.
I read on another forum someone that had this same problem but on the passenger side. They said I can put it into gear and try spinning the rotor and push occasionally and it will find the grooves again. but this did not work. when i put it in gear and spin the rotor it wont fix it. Am i just not pushing hard enough? any tips on leverage? I did notice the other tire spins the opposite direction (and it s supposed to?). Does that mean the problem has nothing to do with the axle?
Any help is greatly appreciated as this is my DD.