I remember reading an article about a competition to get the best fuel mileage. One of the things suggested was that one should move back and forth a bit after using the brakes in order to let the little bit of play in the bearings essentially move the pads off of the rotor. Not sure how well that works.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:40 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brakes and other deferred maintenance Disc brake pads do drag very slightly at all times. The pads do not "pull back" when you release the brake pedal, they just stop squeezing. Allan -- _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com