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Re: [Healeys] BJ8 front brake lockup

To: Tom <ah3000me@gmail.com>, Healey Mail List <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 front brake lockup
From: Michael <michael.salter@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 09:44:25 -0400
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Yes Tom,
Old flex hoses although, unusual to have both fronts go bad at the same tim=
e.
Michael S
BN1 #174

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From: "Tom" <ah3000me@gmail.com>
Sent: =E2=80=8E4/=E2=80=8E06/=E2=80=8E2015 9:42 a.m.
To: "Healey Mail List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 front brake lockup

Hello all,


I've had a bit of problem with the brakes locking this season.  After it ha=
ppened the second time, I pulled the vacuum line form the servo and plugged=
 it.  I put a few hundred miles on the car with the vacuum line off the ser=
vo, and the brakes have worked great.


This morning, I backed out the driveway, and I noticed the car wouldn't rol=
l downhill.  I pulled it back into the garage, and jacked it up to see wher=
e the wheels were locking.


The rear wheels turned freely, slight drag on the right rear.


By hand, the front wheels would not turn at all.  Neither one.


Does unplugging vacuum from the servo completely remove the servo from the =
equation?  Could a servo without vacuum still cause locking problems?   I b=
elieve my servo is a Lockheed unit, put on by the PO, and the servo doesn't=
 look that old.


The front calipers are recent rebuilds (2 years ago).   Anything else that =
could cause the front brakes to lock up?


thanks!


Tom=

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font-size: 11pt;">Yes Tom,<br>Old flex hoses although, unusual to have both=
 fronts go bad at the same time.<br>Michael S<br>BN1 #174</div></div><div d=
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ri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">[Healeys] BJ8 front brake lockup</span><br=
><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div>I've had a =
bit of problem with the brakes locking this season.&nbsp; After it happened=
 the second time, I pulled the vacuum line form the servo and plugged it.&n=
bsp; I put a few hundred miles on the car with the vacuum line off the serv=
o, and the brakes have worked great.<div><br></div><div>This morning, I bac=
ked out the driveway, and I noticed the car wouldn't roll downhill.&nbsp; I=
 pulled it back into the garage, and jacked it up to see where the wheels w=
ere locking.</div><div><br></div><div>The rear wheels turned freely, slight=
 drag on the right rear.</div><div><br></div><div>By hand, the front wheels=
 would not turn at all.&nbsp; Neither one.</div><div><br></div><div>Does un=
plugging vacuum from the servo completely remove the servo from the equatio=
n?&nbsp; Could a servo without vacuum still cause locking problems? &nbsp; =
I believe my servo is a Lockheed unit, put on by the PO, and the servo does=
n't look that old.</div><div><br></div><div>The front calipers are recent r=
ebuilds (2 years ago). &nbsp; Anything else that could cause the front brak=
es to lock up?</div><div><br></div><div>thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>To=
m</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>=0A=
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