Caliper bracket rubbing on rotor

[Max]

Car is a 96 accord lx coupe. I just replaced the wheel bearings, rotors and pads on the car. I noticed as i took it apart there were grooves on the inner race of both the hubs. What should i try to fix this issue?

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[Mathieu]

I’m pretty sure It’s the brake shims.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsaEtMaW6Qw[/video]

[Max]

The bracket itself is making contact to the rotor even without the caliper installed so that is not the problem

[college man]

On a worn hub the rotor is allowed to move slightly and
will rub on the caliper bracket.

[Mark]

was the bracket removed at any point before this or did you just look and found it that way? If you were doing some sort of work on the brakes which required bracket removal, It may just be touching temporarily until you bolt the wheels back on. I had this issue and found that when I bolted up the wheel it kept the rotor center. (I checked clearances before I test drove the vehicle) If you found it that way and your sure the rotor is the correct one for that vehicle it may be possible that something is loose like brackets bolts themselves.

[Max]

when i reassembled everything i didn’t notice that it was touching. I noticed it as i pulled out of my garage due to a loud noise and seeing the mark on the rotor itself. I have taken it apart and put it back together a few times with no luck. I swapped the brackets and got the same result so i ruled a bad bracket out. I believe it has to be a bad out of the box wheel bearing or the hub itself is bad. any other input?

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