Just popped my front wheel off to replace my lowers (07 Street Glide). Now I've got brake drag going on. Anyone have any insight into why and what I need to do to aleviate it?

 

Your front wheel align needs tweeking. Did you use a 7/16" drill bit as a spacer per the manual? Don't know what mileage on your tire, but need for a balanceing will cause the brakes to rub.

 

Thanks. I did torque the axle nut to spec...but don't remember the spacing issue. I'll look at that.

 

Please explain why a tire out of balance would cause the brakes to rub.

 

On my Road King the front wheel spacers are not the same. One is a little wider than the other. If not installed correctly could be a problem. Tires out of ballance will not cause the brakes to rub/drag. When you say your brakes drag are they binding on the rotor making it difficult for the wheel to turn? Or, do you just here a slight rubbing noise. The slight noise is normal, brakes binding on the rotor is not.

 

The pistons in the calipers are set for a specific alignment to the rotors. When reinstalling, its sometimes hard to get the axle/tire/rotors perfectly aligned back into the exact same place so one or more rotors may end up with excessive drag on a brake pad. Easy fix.

Take the calipers off
Push the pistons back some with a flat head screw driver or a C-Clamp.
Remount calipers.
Pull in the front brake a few times to set the brake pads in alignment with the rotors.

No More Drag.

lp

 

I like to take my calipers off and pump the brakes to let the pistons out and spray and scub them with a toothbrush with some brake cleaner...Make the piston go back in the calipers a lot faster and easier...releases pressure on the rotor.