gap between pad and rotor

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Sep 24, 2004 | 07:01 PM

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Whaazup17

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gap between pad and rotor

What should the gap be in thousandths of an inch and/or mm on a 97 4runner? Also how do you adjust it to?

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Sep 24, 2004 | 09:45 PM

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disc brakes are self adjusting

Sep 25, 2004 | 01:32 AM

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ohh? cause it just sounds like every time the wheel rotates you hear a slight rub and then as the speed gets faster the sound get faster

Sep 25, 2004 | 04:38 AM

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Sep 25, 2004 | 07:09 AM

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6-7 inches at min, so you have ot be telepathinc to drive

Hiars width.

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Sep 25, 2004 | 07:51 AM

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There won't be any gap. That's why drum brakes are better for drag racing, because they don't have any frictional loss (unless of course, you are braking).

Sep 25, 2004 | 03:29 PM

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wait a second. how can there be no gap?

Sep 25, 2004 | 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by 93ex
6-7 inches at min, so you have ot be telepathinc to drive

Hiars width.

maybe on your redneck truck

hiars width hahah

Sep 25, 2004 | 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by Whaazup17
wait a second. how can there be no gap?

The pad 'sits' on the disc. It's just when you brake, that pressure is used against the disc. If you're hearing a rubbing sound for every rotation your wheel makes, sounds like you might have to have the rotors resurfaced.

If you brake and the pedal has a noticeable vibration to it (car may shake with vibration), then you have warped rotors.

Sep 25, 2004 | 04:57 PM

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Warped rotors then or bad bearings. If there was a gap then you have to push the pedal further before the pad acutally touched the rotor, which in would be unsafe for 1 thing

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