toofless916

a brake caliper comes off while on a freeway and gets stuck in between the rotor and wheel shredding the inside of the wheel and knocking off the the balance weights???

do i need to have it re-balanced or replace the wheel?

EDS01SS

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from the sound of it you should probably replace the wheel. yes it could probably be rebalanced and maybe be fine but the wheel could also come apart on you later on and cause you and your car alot more harm.I personally wouldnt trust the wheel right now and would replace it.

DopeFedZ

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I would replace the wheel. What caused your caliper to fall off?

SSilverSSurfer

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pics?

toofless916

one of the bolts that hold my caliper bracket thing on snapped and the threads in the others are completely stripped...i dunno it just happened outta nowhere and i put like 3000 miles on it since i changed my brake pads...

toofless916

imma get em up soon...

DopeFedZ

iTrader: (34)

Man that sucks. Well at least it wasn't more serious than just your wheel messing up.

toofless916

here are the pictures of what it did to my wheels...i dunno if its too bad but yall take a look...







and here is what it did to my rotor

toofless916

i cant see those pics i posted???? can anyone see them?

Cole Train

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yeah they work fine. I wouldn't worry about the rim. It'll be fine. i had that happen on my '00 V6 camaro. One of the bolt worked it's way loose(don't know how) and came off. I limped it home and found a replacement bolt. just left a scrap like the one you posted in the rim. Ran it for 2 years like that and no problems.~Cole~

LT1

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Might be able to get away with it, could stick that rim in the rear if its the same size out back, but i would get a new rim if it feels like your getting a vibration from the wheel not balanced properly or if your having to stick too much wheel weight on there.

toofless916

yeah i think imma just have it re-balanced at a shop to be on the safe side cuz what it did was ripped off all the little weights that balanced the wheel out..

cocimitch

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I think if you get it rebalanced, the rim will be OK...now the rotor on the other hand.....
maybe try to get it (actually both sides) turned and they should be OK too.
Good Luck

SSilverSSurfer

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rim is fine like they say, i was expecting alot worse your lucky sir

TheLS1Kid

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The rim looks fine IMO.

Just get some new rotors, bolts, and pads if you lost them.

toofless916

my bolts snapped and stripped the threading on the part that holds the caliper in place...so i dunno what imma do about that yet

TheLS1Kid

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Damn that sucks man.

Maybe you can fine someone who is parting out their mounting bracket.

toofless916

actually i was wrong...i got the stripped bolts out and the threading is still intact...the PAB isnt supposed to have threads so i dunno what i was thinking earlier...but i was told that i shouldnt have to turn my rotor

FireSilverLullaby

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How did that happen, were you breakin real hard. just wodnering if warped rotors could cause that.

toofless916

naw didnt use a torque wrench and didnt tighten the bolts enough...did it to myself