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Old 08-22-2013, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
It may be closer to 2 inches that 2-1/2. I was pushing with my foot and trying to hold a tape measure and reading it down there was difficult. And cscobra brings up a good point that after the surface is scuffed off the pads and the pistons are in their normal position that free play should further decrease.

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Yeah, I wouldn't dwell on a lot of this stuff until you've put 500 "soft" miles on the car. And I think that's important, that the first 500 miles be relatively gentle so everything has a chance to mate, or break off, gently.
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