1996 ford taurus radio

[mopar man]

I have a 96 ford taurus It had a 6 cd changer in it I removed it and now the radio turns on but doesnt pick up any radio stations does the antenna cable run from the trunk to the radio or is it like a radio frequecy that sends the audio to the radio or what I'am at my wits end with this thing any help would be greatly appreciated I can upload pics if it would help thanks

[shorod]

The RF for the antenna connects directly to the Rear Control Unit (RCU). Maybe you disconnected this by accident when you were disconnecting the CD changer from the RCU.

-Rod

[mopar man]

thanks I hooked it back up and the stations are really fuzzy when it was working fine I could pick up any station really easy and when i pull on the power cables from it it gets clear and as soon as I let go it goes back to crap

[mopar man]

Found out the problem the antenna rf box wasnt the stock one that came with it and was jusry rigged to the cd changer for power I did not install it thank god so it works but the power got disconnected I got a oem replacement on the way to take care of it

[shorod]

Good find, and thank you for replying with what you found!

-Rod

[mopar man]

no problem I got it fixed like I said and it came up with another problem the drivers side caliper is rubbing the rim i have the stock alloy rims idk if this is part of the problem but we havent had a day under 90 degrees is the excessive heat causing the metal to expand or something the caliper and everything is still tight is this a common problem?

[shorod]

You have the stock wheels and the caliper is rubbing on them? Yeah, that would be a problem. The heat wave we're having would not cause this, something else is not right. I haven't not heard/read of anyone else having this problem with stock brakes and wheels.

The first thing I'd check is to make sure the lugnuts are properly torqued and there isn't something between the wheel and hub/rotor causing one of them to have excessive runout.

-Rod

[mopar man]

I pulled the wheel off and the calipers bolts are tourqed to spec along with the lugnuts when i picked up the car I can move it side to side very little is that cuz of a bad cv joint or something in that region

[shorod]

I'm not clear what you are able to move side to side, the hub, the wheel when torqued to the hub, or the caliper? The only one that I would expect you could move slightly would be the caliper. If there is play in the hub or wheel when installed, that would be due to either a wheel bearing issue or a loose steering/suspension part.

-Rod

[mopar man]

sorry the whole assembly tire and all and I thought I fixed it it worked fine till I took a left turn at about 10 mph and t started up again

[shorod]

Okay, you have a loose steering or suspension component. If it's so loose that it allows the wheel to contact the brake caliper, the car may not be safe to continue driving. You really need to get it fixed ASAP.

-Rod

[mopar man]

allright thanks rod