updated post...

after inspecting things with that caliper dragging i think the culprit is the pad clips...the top of the inside pad seemed like it hasnt touched the rotor in a while but the bottom of the inside is almost down to the wear marker..slide pins were moving freely but the pad clips seemed to hold the pads a lil tight where it barely had any wear on the pad...well i also saw that i needed new rotors because they are just to rusty an brittle on the edges so i bot some autozone rotors(21.99 each) pads ,new pad clips...but how do u remove the pad clips...and can the rotor screws be removed without a impact driver...thanks for the assistance everyone...

by the way i get my kyb agx"s ,4 kuhmo 712"s balanced and mounted, wheel alignment all done friday...the deal cant be beat 750 for everything and installed.. i cant wait..





Modified by teg-your-it at 8:49 AM 7/30/2003

 

afternoon bump...

 

well you should be able to tell if the brakes are dragging if you start to see scoring on your rotors (circular grooves when the disc should be smooth and flat). This happens when the pad material gets too hot and crystalizes. the pad material is too hard and just grinds up the rotor. Eventually when it gets really bad it just makes a horrible noise when you brake every time.

*edit* nevermind I just re-read your post. you already figured out they are dragging... free bump

Chances are it's the caliper pins. just regrease them and make sure they move freely.

 

i just did the brakes like 3 months ago front and rear and when i took off the rear pads they were worn unevenly(they also where dragging then but still only the LR) and that fixed the problem but now its doing it again...the rotors are not scoured but everytime i stop i get that whiff of the brakes and whew it can kill you..i regreased the slide pins very well last brake job also...(slide the lil rubber boot off the pin cleaned it up good and greased them good) i noticed that there was a lil suction when i put the pins back in(meaning if i pulled the pin out by hand or pushed it in by hand the suction action im talking about either pushed the pin back out or pulled it in a lil ...i hope u can understand what i meant by that...

 

this just rear pads or front too?

 

just the LR are dragging... but both LR ,RR were worn unevenly last brake job..but only the inside pads(not visible ones)

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=575726
check it out...

The slide pins aren't the only things that can make the brakes drag. Check out the handbrake mechanism, I had that hang up once. Maybe it's a rusty cable. Check out the spring clips at the top & bottom of each pad. Make sure the caliper can slide; mount the caliper without pads to make sure it doesn't hang up somewhere...

 

jimblake youve been a great deal of help to me ...thanks a mil...and keep the "positive" feedback up for the future for the ones like me who do appreciate it... for you..

 

morning bizump
updated initial post