Dragging Brake

[Esser]

Hey John, thanks for your thorough comments. I did check all the faces and the pistons were flush. The wheel has the same resistance all the way around with. I spots that are worse. The only thing I didn't check of everything you mentioned was the axel nut. I guess I'll try and play with that to get it fully loose.

I didn't really think to play with that as the caliper seems like it is independent of where the rotor is as it is just sliding on those pins. My first thought was my rotor was too thick when I tightened the caliper and it bound.

[jrevens]

You're welcome, Josh. There is always a possibility that you got an incorrect part... that's not unheard of. I hope you find out what the problem is without too much more work. Good luck!

[Esser]

For anyone interested, I revisited this. I took the wheel off, sanded the paint off the “rotor” and then sanded some corrosion off the the pads. After that I reassembled. It spun freely better than the wheel that I didn’t have an issue with so I gave the other side the same treatment.