Sport Brake Adjustment - Rubbing with rotation

spearfish25

Hmmm, scheisse. It seems like there is quite a bit of resistance from the rubbing. I suppose I should just sign up for the Autocross event this week at our local track and wear off some of the brake pads then...

Really interesting to hear there is no way to make small adjustments to each pad though. Perhaps bicycles have the ability to adjust this since a rider can easily feel the resistance of a rubbing brake pad. With people so nuts about shaving 5 or 10 lbs off their car's weight, or adding 5-10hp in mods...you'd think people would be all over the resistance of rubbing disc brakes.

wstar

The brakes self-adjust constantly while you're using the brakes, that's how they remain correctly-situated as the pad wears down. That also means burning them down a bit at an auto-x isn't going to change how they fit

As the pads wear, the resting state of the pistons in the calipers when you're not braking will slowly adjust inwards to make up the distance. This also results in a small drop in brake fluid level over time as the pads wear.

It may feel like a lot of drag to you spinning the wheel with your hands, but it's absolutely nothing to the car (assuming everything is normal with your brakes, which I suspect is the case).

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