On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:57:43 GMT, "John Clonts"
wrote:

My brakes have been dragging ever since I got our Cessna 210 back from annual last month. They had replaced
the pads and repacked the bearings. At first I thought it was just because of the new pads, and it should
"wear in" after a few takeoffs/landings/taxis. But last night I jacked up each and noted that it is still
dragging significantly -- taks two hands to even turn the wheel, and very difficult to pull out of the hangar.

What would cause the brakes to not release adequately? Any suggestions on diagnosing it further? Eventually I
will take it up with my mechanic, but he is in a different city and very busy, etc, etc. The brakes are easy
to get to since there are no wheel pants. BTW they are Mccauley wheels and brakes.

I had a problem like that develop on my Warrior. One brake started
dragging. I noticed that the floating brake pad, the one with the
holes that slide over the caliper pins, was binding. I convinced the
A&P to take a look and suggested that the holes could be reamed to
relieve the interference. He reamed the holes slightly and that solved
the problem. That pad may bind if it's at a slight angle to the pins.

RK Henry