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Re: Locking brakes

To: Jens Maudal <Jens.maudal@c2i.net>
Subject: Re: Locking brakes
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 06:22:42 -0500
Cc: Frogeye mailingliste <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <005401c0faf3$1c08a760$0100a8c0@jens>
You may have air in your lines. As air heats up it expands, thus locking your
brakes. Try another shot at bleeding them..............

Jens Maudal wrote:

> My brakes on the right h. back wheels of my 59 Frogeye locks on.
>
> I have now been strugling and cheqing almost every thinkable
> cause.
> After a few brakings the brakes on my back wheels, well
> mostley just the right h. but also slightly on the other back whhel
> locks on.
> The adjusting screw on the brake shoes are adjusted right back,
> the handbrake are not functioning at the moment (waiting for a new
> cable) dismanteled the wheel cylinder yesterday, looks ok, piston
> moves freely, the shoe springs are ok.
> I suspect that the wheel cylinder does not move fully back after
> a braking, after several brakings it locks in "on" position. Next
> morning the wheel moves freely again.
> What can be causing this, if the master cylinder bypass port was
> restricted wouldn't this affect all wheels.
> The brakepedal free play is ok.
> Anybody come across this problem before!
> Jens
>
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