chefeagles

I put new pads on front brakes. no problems at all putting them on went for a test drive thing stops on a dime. Then a few hours later I went out and when turning the wheel(say hand at 12) to the left( about9) and to the right(about 3) I can hear something rub in the left tire. the faster i go faster the sound. So at one point in tire rotation something is rubbing and idk what. I havent taken the tire off again to check yet ( too freakin cold out) but any ideas what i should be looking for while im in there. Ill tighten the caliper bolts but other then that idk.

OverlandZJ

1st, be carefull not to overtighten the caliper bolts. They dont take much to strip.

Check the dust shield behind the rotor to make sure it's not rubbing againt the rotor.

Check the caliper and brake pads themselves for being seated properly. I once did a disc pad swap in a hurry and didnt seat the inner pad correctly on the caliper slide (where square notch is on end of pad) and it moved around a bit and could hear a rattle sound.

Lug nuts tight?

chefeagles

ok i pull both wheels and pretty much undid and redid everything nothing seemed wrong not looked like it had fresh rub marks
I had it lifted by the axle and spun the tires with the wheel straight and turned left and right and not a sound well that bad u joint i could hear
but when i test drove it the rubbing sound was still there.
im stumped

OverlandZJ

Hub bearing or that ujoint you mention being bad?

While driving it and as you apply the brakes does the brake pedal feel as though it's pulsating? Out of round rotor perhaps?

chefeagles

no everything feels normal. if i use the barke a little with the gas and turn the sounds still there. I dont really hear it doin over 10 or 15mph.
i hope just from me mess with the ujoint seeing how lose it is changed something and thats all im hearing.
what gets me is i didnt hear while in the air and the ujoint was making its bad ujoint sound

OverlandZJ

If i'm reading this right you keep mentioning a bad ujoint. Replace it.