Brake question
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A certain amount. Yes. But how much is acceptable? Hard to really quantify a "certain" amount over the internet but I'll try.
If you jack up the wheel and spin it by hand how far will it rotate? If it goes a full turn or more I'd say you're ok. Less than a full turn might be getting into the questionable range. I wouldn't be concerned with the audible drag - that is perfectly normal.
Did you clean the pistons before pushing them back into the caliper? If not, it's possible for the pistons to be hanging up a little and thereby inducing drag. Not always, but it is possible.
Bottom line, rotate the wheel by hand as noted above and use the result as your guide.
If you jack up the wheel and spin it by hand how far will it rotate? If it goes a full turn or more I'd say you're ok. Less than a full turn might be getting into the questionable range. I wouldn't be concerned with the audible drag - that is perfectly normal.
Did you clean the pistons before pushing them back into the caliper? If not, it's possible for the pistons to be hanging up a little and thereby inducing drag. Not always, but it is possible.
Bottom line, rotate the wheel by hand as noted above and use the result as your guide.
with the wheel off the ground I get one to two rotations when spinning it by hand. I cleaned everything with brake cleaner during the install. the audible drag is much more than the old pads had is why I was concerned (I bought the bike with 3,700 miles on it)
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I have brembo brakes with ABS
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With that being the case, you have no problems.
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