sound from rear, sounds like brakes dragging Options

[brianforster]

ok so i put new pads and rotors on the rear and it still sounds like the brakes are dragging, what else should i check?

i guess at this point its either the brake lines or the calipers, but i just really dont feel like spending money on those untill i exhaust all my options..

i already tried adjusting the e-brake too, and it also doesnt do it when i brake, and sometimes it doesnt do it at all.. i guess this points even further to it being the brake line.. arghh.

[vsideboy]

the brake pad never actually leaves the disc otherwise you'd have loads of pressing to do before the car actually broke (braked?)

anyway, you'll always have a slight noise coming from the pads, but as these are new ones and they haven't worn out to exactly the same shape as the disc then it will take a while for the newness (is it a word?) noise to die down.

Is it a really loud noise or just a slight scraping? Are the discs/wheels getting really hot after a few miles of driving (without heavy braking?)
if its only a slight noise and the hubs/wheels aren't getting hot then i wouldn't worry.
if they are getting hot or the noise is excessivly loud then i'd take it all apart again and make damn sure that you got the rotors on exactly straight, i.e. clean all the crap off the mating faces of the hub and the disc. then make sure the pads are a snug fit in the caliper and able to slide back and forth fairly easily. (you don't want them to be able to move and rattle about but they need to be able to slide up and down the sliders without too much force)

hope that helps.

Dan