Car seizing or bind

1996 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
185,000 MILES • 1.6L • MANUAL
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Since I took my car for the brakes to be changed. My car has been seizing. So the mechanic told me it the cylinder that connects the wheels and the CV joints is bent. So now the vibration causes the piston to move and hammers on the caliber. I do not understand. Is that possible?
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Dec 5, 2017 at 4:08 AM
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STEVE W.
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From the motion and description it looks like you have a couple issues. One being a bad wheel/hub bearing that is moving as the CV joint rotates. It also looks like the CV joint itself is worn as well but that might be motion from a bad bearing. A simple way to see if it is a bad bearing is to install the tire and then try to rock the tire from top/bottom and side to side. There should nott be any extra movement.
This is the style bearing you have.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/bearing-press-how-to-use
Dec 5, 2017 at 8:14 AM
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So could the wheel bearing/hub cause the car to bind?
Dec 6, 2017 at 5:23 AM
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STEVE W.
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Sure can. The bearings are supposed to roll very free. As they fail they can cause many issues depending on how they fail. For instance the rollers can stack up and act like a brake and cause binding.
They could also lock up and destroy the parts on that side
Dec 6, 2017 at 10:04 AM