Front Disc brakes are a "drag".......

Ian Hill · 04-24-2011, 05:54 PM

i just removd the wilwood light weight front brake it out for the solid disc set between my chevelle and the 68 camaro i am working on. when i bled the the fronts the right side was sticking hard and the left side had a slight amount of drag. i just put a strange master cylinder and reinstalled the line lock and a couple of new russel braided lines at the caliper. this brake setup is only 2 seasons old, and i only run about 12-15 days at the track per season. i took the calipers apart tofind "pickup" on the pistons. there was a very small amount of wear showing through the black annodizing of the caliper piston bores, but no pickup. the pichup scores on the pistons polished off with ease. i put a small amount lubrication on the pistons before reinstall and they slide in very easy! put them back on and bled the system, they are working great right now, they back off perfect.

Ian

04-24-2011, 05:54 PM	#6
Ian Hill Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 216 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Front Disc brakes are a "drag"....... i just removd the wilwood light weight front brake it out for the solid disc set between my chevelle and the 68 camaro i am working on. when i bled the the fronts the right side was sticking hard and the left side had a slight amount of drag. i just put a strange master cylinder and reinstalled the line lock and a couple of new russel braided lines at the caliper. this brake setup is only 2 seasons old, and i only run about 12-15 days at the track per season. i took the calipers apart tofind "pickup" on the pistons. there was a very small amount of wear showing through the black annodizing of the caliper piston bores, but no pickup. the pichup scores on the pistons polished off with ease. i put a small amount lubrication on the pistons before reinstall and they slide in very easy! put them back on and bled the system, they are working great right now, they back off perfect. Ian