How much drag on your front calipers is "acceptable"?

Recently had my 97 C2 up on a lift for some other work and noticed that my driver-side front brake is dragging substantially more than the passenger side. It's not "sticking" by any means, and I'm still able to freely rotate it with one finger, but it's noticeably more resistance than the other side, which shows very little (if any) drag.

I don't notice this at all when driving, no pulls, vibrations, unevenness, and no significant heat difference side to side after a heavy drive. So is it ok? Or something I should remedy? And if the latter.. is there anything I can check or try outside of simply rebuilding the calipers? I'm fine with doing so, they need to be repainted anyway... but that's been low on my list of priorities.

 

They shouldn't drag. It is probably caliper plate lift, not uncommon on this caliper design.

There is a stainless steel plate which sits in each end of the alloy? caliper, and the brake pad end-edges sit against each plate. If there is significant bi-metallic corrosion between the caliper and either/both plates, the plate is 'lifted' away from the caliper, and doesn't allow full free movement of the pads.

Easy test - whizz the wheel off, and take the pads out. If they won't come out easily.....

 

Hi Ahendy,
I would not worry about it too much. If the hub is getting hotter on that side afyer a drive or the pads seem to exhibit excessive wear when compaired to the pads on the other side's axel, I would then consider replacing the brake pads
Andy