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Pat B Ex Member	Front brakes dragging 09/26/04 at 07:12:39 OK, I need some help. My front breaks got worn out in less then 6,000 miles. I replaced the pads, but they are dragging on the front rotor. I have looked through my Clymer manual, but couldn't find anything about dragging pads. Can anyone give me a good starting point?? Thanks in advance
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #1 - 09/26/04 at 07:48:04 Does dragging mean that you hear them rubbing like when you are pushing the bike? Are they still new or have you ridden it some?
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Pat B

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Re: Front brakes dragging
Reply #2 - 09/26/04 at 08:10:09

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Does dragging mean that you hear them rubbing like when you are pushing the bike?

Yes, I can hear/feel the dragging.

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Are they still new or have you ridden it some?

I have ridden 400+ miles since the replacement. I read somewhere that you should do 1000 miles before hard stopping, so I have been avoiding that when possible.

When I changed the pads, the piston moved freely. I didn't do anything extra to the calipers, and I didn't add any brake fluid.

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #3 - 09/26/04 at 08:53:03 Do the brakes work correctly and feel right? Do the brakes squeal when you use them?
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Pat B Ex Member	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #4 - 09/26/04 at 09:14:45 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: Do the brakes work correctly and feel right? Yes, they work and feel fine. Actualy they feel better then before replacment, now I'm using EBC pads. Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09: Do the brakes squeal when you use them? There is no squeal when using them.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #5 - 09/27/04 at 02:47:51 It is quite common to hear a little rubbing sound from the brakes. Just the nature of disc brakes as the float on the sides of the rotor. They do it in a car too. If they don't squeal or feel funny, and still work fine, then I'd say they are okay. You're sure they were installed correctly?
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #6 - 09/27/04 at 02:52:43 With new brake pads I'd recomend a few hard stops to bed them in and stop them glasing. Clive W
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Pat B

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Re: Front brakes dragging
Reply #7 - 09/28/04 at 07:56:01

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

It is quite common to hear a little rubbing sound from the brakes. Just the nature of disc brakes as the float on the sides of the rotor. They do it in a car too.

If they don't squeal or feel funny, and still work fine, then I'd say they are okay.

You're sure they were installed correctly?

I took them back apart, and they are installed properly, but I still have problems.

With the front wheel off the ground, a good hard spin only gets 2-3 revolutions from the wheel. When I take the caliper off it spins 20+ revs with the same spin force.

The rotor is true, and I get no change in breaking when stopping. I don't know what else to do.

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Front brakes dragging Reply #8 - 09/29/04 at 02:35:15 That does seem to be a bit tight. It sounds like the pads are not retracting far enough. At this point, I'd suggest bleeding the brake and/or rebuilding the caliper.
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