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1/8/2016 7:36pm
1/8/2016 7:36pm
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1/11/2016 9:57am
Is it normal for new pads to drag quite a bit?
Just replaced the front and they are dragging quite a bit, like if I spin the wheel by hand, it will make maybe 1-2 roatations before stopping.
I made sure the Pistons were fully back before installing new pads, the pumped up the lever 4-5 times to bring up to the disc.
Will this gradually disappear as I bed them in, or do I have other issues to look for?
Just replaced the front and they are dragging quite a bit, like if I spin the wheel by hand, it will make maybe 1-2 roatations before stopping.
I made sure the Pistons were fully back before installing new pads, the pumped up the lever 4-5 times to bring up to the disc.
Will this gradually disappear as I bed them in, or do I have other issues to look for?
If not then it may have too much fluid and not allowing the caliber to retract the pistons.
Your new pads should not drag as much as you have stated if the pistons are pulling back and if your wheel bearings are in good condition.
Paw Paw
Will try remove some fluid, do I need to take it directly out of the master cylinder, or just from bleed screw like normal?
The Shop
Will replace all fluid tomorrow and see if that helps, probably due for replacing anyway.
Have inspected pistons and they are clean and not sticking or anything, move in and out without any obvious sticking.
Could it be pads are too thick? Would have assumed they usually adjust on there own but stuck for ideas now.
Put the old pads back in, and everything works fine when they are in, so am thinking it has to be that the pads are a tiny bit too thick.
Just thinking maybe I should do the bedding in and see where I am after that. They are just a consistent gentle rub on the rotor the whole way round, so maybe after a a few stops they might settle in and be okay.
Think I am the bottom of the problem, the pads are just too thick.
If I put one of the old pads on the fixed side of caliper, and a new pad on piston side, there is a tiny bit of drag, but when I put the new pads in both sides there's lot of drag, which makes me think pads are a couple of mm thicker than they should be.
So, can I file them down, would that cause any negative effects?
Buy a set of proper ones instead, cheap health insurance
Ive had the problem a few times and cleaning the pistons and replacing the seals usually does the trick
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