Brake/Calipier/Hub Issue :[
Brake/Calipier/Hub Issue :[
Hey everyone so sad day for me, I'm having a problem with my g35 coupe rear caliper (Brembo) and wheel hub.
So long story, I had 2 broken wheel studs and today i decided to change them. I decided i change all 5 of them. The install went well, I knocked out the studs out the hub and pulled the new ones in. Then i put the rotor back, but when i tighten down the two bolts for mounting the caliper back, i noticed the part where the brake pads go over the rotor was being pushed in also. Hard to expain. But i thought it was a little wierd also, so i put all the lugs on the rotor to see maybe it would even out and it didnt. When i turned the hub it would turn but then get stuck at the part of the rotor that stuck out a little. (I pushed the pistons all thre way back also) Could this be that my rotor is bent at a certaqin point?But i thought maybe when i tighten up the wheel it would straighten up the rotor a little. But this is the least of my problems. So i put the lugs on the car and lowered it to go for a test drive. It drove for bout a feed and the rear wheel stoped moving (Im guessing it reached the point where the rotor was pushed outward). I also heard a small clang and crunch sound also...Then i stoped and got out and when i went to take the lugs off i realized that i had pushed the studs back into the hub. (I didnt realize that the studs were extended, I also had close end lugs so they pushed the studs back into the hub. so i took the caliper and rotor off and i found a mangle metal piece front the hub shoe. I know where the piece goes (See pic) i was wondering if this has anything to do with it. I also turned the hub 360 and it moves to make sure nothing was jammed or something.
I also used this video to take off the rotors cause it was stuck.
So i guees my question is how come there is not an even area between the brake and rotor throughtout. It only stops it at certain points of the rotor.
Any suggestions would be useful. Please help.
Below is where the metal piece fell off and where its suppose to be.


So long story, I had 2 broken wheel studs and today i decided to change them. I decided i change all 5 of them. The install went well, I knocked out the studs out the hub and pulled the new ones in. Then i put the rotor back, but when i tighten down the two bolts for mounting the caliper back, i noticed the part where the brake pads go over the rotor was being pushed in also. Hard to expain. But i thought it was a little wierd also, so i put all the lugs on the rotor to see maybe it would even out and it didnt. When i turned the hub it would turn but then get stuck at the part of the rotor that stuck out a little. (I pushed the pistons all thre way back also) Could this be that my rotor is bent at a certaqin point?But i thought maybe when i tighten up the wheel it would straighten up the rotor a little. But this is the least of my problems. So i put the lugs on the car and lowered it to go for a test drive. It drove for bout a feed and the rear wheel stoped moving (Im guessing it reached the point where the rotor was pushed outward). I also heard a small clang and crunch sound also...Then i stoped and got out and when i went to take the lugs off i realized that i had pushed the studs back into the hub. (I didnt realize that the studs were extended, I also had close end lugs so they pushed the studs back into the hub. so i took the caliper and rotor off and i found a mangle metal piece front the hub shoe. I know where the piece goes (See pic) i was wondering if this has anything to do with it. I also turned the hub 360 and it moves to make sure nothing was jammed or something.
I also used this video to take off the rotors cause it was stuck.
So i guees my question is how come there is not an even area between the brake and rotor throughtout. It only stops it at certain points of the rotor.
Any suggestions would be useful. Please help.
Below is where the metal piece fell off and where its suppose to be.


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