Thread: Roadster pickup getting front disc brakes----

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Question---how much "drag" if any should there be between the pads and the disc, when the peddle is not being applied? I have installed a 2 pound residual check valve in the line leading from the master cylinder to the front disc brakes. (This is what is recommended for a master cylinder under the floor application.)---It is installed with the arrow pointing in the correct direction---away from the master cylinder. I haven't bled the brakes yet (I'm waiting for some "speed bleeders" from Russell)--however, when I pump the brakes up the pads definitly grip the discs and hold them---but after I release the pedal and the pads "back off" the passenger side ends up with very little "drag" while the drivers side has quite a bit of "drag" on the disc. (I can still rotate the disc by hand.) The mounting bolts and bushings are well lubricated with silicone base grease (which is recommended.) ---is this unequal drag just because everything is brand new?

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

Question---how much "drag" if any should there be between the pads and the disc, when the peddle is not being applied? I have installed a 2 pound residual check valve in the line leading from the master cylinder to the front disc brakes. (This is what is recommended for a master cylinder under the floor application.)---It is installed with the arrow pointing in the correct direction---away from the master cylinder. I haven't bled the brakes yet (I'm waiting for some "speed bleeders" from Russell)--however, when I pump the brakes up the pads definitly grip the discs and hold them---but after I release the pedal and the pads "back off" the passenger side ends up with very little "drag" while the drivers side has quite a bit of "drag" on the disc. (I can still rotate the disc by hand.) The mounting bolts and bushings are well lubricated with silicone base grease (which is recommended.) ---is this unequal drag just because everything is brand new?

Brian I'm curious about this too. Mine don't drag much, you can still turn the wheels and push the truck easily, but they do drag a bit. I'm wondering if an adjustment to the brake pads, on the metal tabs on top would change this. I also want to thank you for the tips on the noise reducing blue stuff, and the reminder, that I still haven't greased the bushings and the bolts they travel on, could have been a big issue on the road!