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ChevLoRay · 06-11-2009, 12:27 PM

What you are saying is that the wheels, as mounted on the truck, have some resistance when you try to rotate them on the axle, right? Disc brakes, compared to drum brakes, supposedly are designed to maintain a minute amount of clearance between the pad and the rotor. Residual amounts of pressure in the brake lines to the front brakes could make the wheel ass'y harder to rotate. That would be because the brakes have not retracted fully. So, they would naturally heat up.

06-11-2009, 12:27 PM	#2
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: wheels are hard to turn when jakced up....is it okay to keep driving? What you are saying is that the wheels, as mounted on the truck, have some resistance when you try to rotate them on the axle, right? Disc brakes, compared to drum brakes, supposedly are designed to maintain a minute amount of clearance between the pad and the rotor. Residual amounts of pressure in the brake lines to the front brakes could make the wheel ass'y harder to rotate. That would be because the brakes have not retracted fully. So, they would naturally heat up. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.