"Kevin McMurtrie" <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:mcmurtri-C5771D.17434224092006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net...
> In article <zQUQg.3250$Rr.1604@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>,
> "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> "Kevin McMurtrie" <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
>> news:mcmurtri-D3E1F9.21324921092006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net...
>> > In article <CTCQg.1709$Rr.1427@tornado.tampabay.rr.com>,
>> > "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Apparently for some reason, after 7 years and 130K miles, the left
>> >> front
>> >> brake caliper and wheel decided to make contact. The top outermost
>> >> points
>> >> on
>> >> the caliper are making contact with the wheel but not evenly all
>> >> around.
>> >> This happens with either of two wheels mounted on the left front.
>> >>
>> >> My wife clearly slammed into a pothole hard enough to dent the left
>> >> rear
>> >> rim
>> >> and ruin the tire. Could this same, or other pothole, have done some
>> >> damage
>> >> to the front to cause this? If so, what do I look for? There's nothing
>> >> obvious to my untrained eyes.
>> >>
>> >> Can I safely run the car with spacers on the lug nuts to move the
>> >> wheel
>> >> outward about 1/8 to 1/4 inch?
>> >
>> > It sounds like the wheel bearing or shaft is punched in. You might
>> > want
>> > to fix that before the it seizes up and throws you into a skid.
>>
>> What does "punched in" mean?
>
> As in, the inner bearing ring has been smashed part-way through the
> outer bearing ring from a strong impact. Or maybe the shaft is pounded
> through the bearing. Something's broken. The parts won't fit that way
> without breaking first.

Thanks.