I am replacing an old, worn set of Granada swap brakes on my ’70. My question is about the caliper hardware and spring. Do those go on dry? Or should I put some sort of lubrication on it so the caliper slides back and forth easier? If so, what is the best lub to use?
I am asking this because the old set up (and the reason why I replacing everything in the first place) acted like they were not “releasing” the hold on the disk completely with the brake off. The wheel would turn but you could tell the brakes were dragging, which of course caused excess friction and now the rotors are toast.
On this system, what causes the calipers to pull back from the rotor? I assume that the suction of the fluid going back up to the m/c. I just want to make sure that when I reinstall the new stuff, I don’t have the same problem, and ruin a new set of rotors.
I am asking this because the old set up (and the reason why I replacing everything in the first place) acted like they were not “releasing” the hold on the disk completely with the brake off. The wheel would turn but you could tell the brakes were dragging, which of course caused excess friction and now the rotors are toast.
On this system, what causes the calipers to pull back from the rotor? I assume that the suction of the fluid going back up to the m/c. I just want to make sure that when I reinstall the new stuff, I don’t have the same problem, and ruin a new set of rotors.