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Swapping from drums to front discs ?
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<blockquote data-quote="fallingoffalot" data-source="post: 629773" data-attributes="member: 28771"><p>I checked mine recently, well a year ago, as it's had a disc conversation at some point. I got my info from the Samba, I seem to remember that if you haven't had it done the pads can bind as the residual pressure valve keeps a bit of pressure in the pipe. This is so the drum shoes are partially held in place between brake use to avoid excessive pedal travel when they're hot. I think as the disk calipers only rely on the deformation of the rubber seal in the piston to return the pad any additional pressure would mean the brakes would bind. I didn't actually dismantle mine to check as I assumed that as they weren't binding then the valves had been removed from the front circuit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fallingoffalot, post: 629773, member: 28771"] I checked mine recently, well a year ago, as it's had a disc conversation at some point. I got my info from the Samba, I seem to remember that if you haven't had it done the pads can bind as the residual pressure valve keeps a bit of pressure in the pipe. This is so the drum shoes are partially held in place between brake use to avoid excessive pedal travel when they're hot. I think as the disk calipers only rely on the deformation of the rubber seal in the piston to return the pad any additional pressure would mean the brakes would bind. I didn't actually dismantle mine to check as I assumed that as they weren't binding then the valves had been removed from the front circuit. [/QUOTE]
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