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Angry HELP! AP 330 x 28 mm CP 5200 4pot Rattling/Grinding disc

Hi guys,

I hope you can help me with some advice,

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At this moment my car has Gaz coilovers and Azev A (et18) wheels.

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When i changed the original brakes for the AP ones my first encounter was that i needed spacers as the wheel did not clear the calipers.

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It looked fine on the bridge as it seemed they cleared but after going for a test drive they did not

So in the end i ended up driving home with washers on the bolts.
As the clearence was a few mm away i sourced 3 mm spacers after fitting them that cleared the caliper.

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So again i made a test drive i heard a lot of rattling sounds after taking the wheels of again i found the brake pad rattling clip grinding against the disc is this normal ? Or do the calipers have to be raised with a washer or so ?
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In the end i took the rattle clips off and test drove again it seemed ok no rattling no grinding until i ran into a roundabout.
Steering the car to the left the rattling sound came back ...... Again an inspection this time the UK driverside (right) after taking a closer look i noticed the caliper wasn't exactly in the middle so i tried to move the caliper by adding a washer on each bolt of the bracket to move the caliper a mm to the left.
But the disc runs against the caliper as seen on the following pictures it eats the disc.....

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Doesn't matter what i try the grinding stays can the wheel bearing be broken or does anyone have a suggestion or had this problem ??

Now i am in a state to change back the original brakes as this is becomming a frustraiting story ..........
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