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Front brakes locking up, need help

emarkham said:
after letting the bike sit overnight, put the bike on a front stand and spin the front. are the brakes dragging?

if yes, check caliper misalignment? caliper bolts bent? bent / misaligned axle? brake pad alignment?
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Disk brakes will always drag just a little bit. The puck is never supposed to fully retract. Otherwise, every time you needed to use the brakes, you'd have to pump them up with the lever. Just an FYI.
 
ST Guy said:
Disk brakes will always drag just a little bit. The puck is never supposed to fully retract. Otherwise, every time you needed to use the brakes, you'd have to pump them up with the lever. Just an FYI.
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sigh.. yes yes they drag a little bit. there's an obvious difference between normal and dragging enough to generate unnecessary heat.
 
emarkham said:
sigh.. yes yes they drag a little bit. there's an obvious difference between normal and dragging enough to generate unnecessary heat.
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True. But not everyone knows that. You'd be surprised at the number of people, car owners as well as bike owners, that get all concerned and worked up over the fact that they hear some dragging/scraping noises when they turn their wheels. There are many who just don't know that stuff.
 
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