- 1. Front Brake Problem (locking up) (score: 1)
- Author: john@triumphspitfire.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:26:34 -0400
- I give up...I'm going to ask advise. I recently got my car out of storage. I did all the usual maintenance (bleeding, rebuilt mastercylinder due to leaks, etc.) and took the car out for a test. After
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00009.html (8,298 bytes)
- 2. Re: Front Brake Problem (locking up) (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:00:02 -0400
- I bet I know what happened. The piston of your brake master cylinder does not return all the way, and it does not open the "tipping valve" that allows fluid to flow to and from the main reservoir. Th
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00012.html (8,425 bytes)
- 3. Re: Front Brake Problem (locking up) (score: 1)
- Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:01:19 -0400
- brakes warm up and get hot enough to boil the water, the steam expands and causes the calipers to push out the pads. A complete fluid replacement will be required. While you're at it, you can consid
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00014.html (8,661 bytes)
- 4. Re: Front Brake Problem (locking up) (score: 1)
- Author: Kevin Rhodes <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 10:12:06 -0400
- Might be flexible brake lines that have collapsed internally. They then act like one-way valves - fluid goes in but never comes back out. I had this happen on the rear of my Spit - I would go through
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00015.html (8,880 bytes)
- 5. Re: Front Brake Problem (locking up) (score: 1)
- Author: Dean Rayner <dean_rayner@mac.com>
- Date: 01 Jun 2001 15:28:02 +0100
- Your problem sounds like the interior of the flex hoses have collapsed. Holding fluid in the calipers, hence the fluid shooting out under pressure. As for bleeding, if you have replaced/rebuilt the c
- /html/spitfires/2001-06/msg00018.html (8,326 bytes)
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