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Old 06-05-2018, 04:18 PM   #396 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
There has to be some slack in the pedal or the slightest variance would cause it to brake without it being pressed.
The brakes float on the rotors all the time, so there is always some amount of brake drag. The slack in the pedal would be whatever pressure is required to break the static friction of the caliper piston, which is probably not much at all. There may be very little actual braking force when the pedal is slightly depressed, but I don't think it's none.
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