Brake Dragging?

[nicwan8]

Hello all,

I been getting some rubbing/touching noise when driving in my car without pressing the brakes

This is what I have done and checked:

1) New rotors

2) New pads and put some brake grease where the piston touches

3) Push the piston back

4) Grease the pins

5) Remove the slides and grease

6) Check the slides are moving

7) Pump the pedal

Yet I still can tell/hear the pads are rubbing/touching against the rotor from both wheels

Driver side wheel is spinning much more freely than passenger side.

While driving, did hard brake, bedding in and the usual. Car doesn't go side wards when braking, steering doesn't shake, and pedal feels normal and stiff; no vibration.

Before I get a mechanic to look at it, is there anything else that might cause this problem? or is it just normal that the pads are meant to touch the rotor.

[WallaceGlanza]

The pads will be almost touching the disc all the time, if there is noticeable resistance when turning the wheel then its rubbing too much though.

However if you've done everything you say you have and everything is greased up nicely then there shouldn't really be a problem unless there is constant pressure in the brake system for some reason.

[project82]

orite man

if its glanza you got then

do as follows

there is a little arm on your caliper for the handbrake which is common for

seezzing up remove the cable from it then vice grips on the lever on caliper

use some ac90 wd-40 wat eva kinda of spray you got

aply plenty of then keep working bak ind forwards till springs bak

you should see it spring bak put your cable bak on then bingoooo!!!!!!!!!!

now if its a n/a starlet with drums

take drum off take shoes appart watch how you do this because

sumtimes it can confuse you lol

where the handbrake cable goes onto the arm on the shoes

take cable out take the shoe out

put in vice use plenty of spray work the arm bak ind forward fast as fu*k till itss

very free then put all bak togethor then adjust shoes up then

bingo!!!!!!!

[Starlet__SR]

The pads will rub till they've bedded in properly, depending on the brand/compound, that could be anything upto 2-3k miles, there may also be air in the system which will cause the brakes to come on ever so slightly,

If you want to aid the bed in process, get a sheet of sand paper and rub in a figure of 8 motion, as for the rotors, scotchbrite will rough the surface up fine..

Damien