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Front brake calipers siezing.

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Front brake calipers siezing.
From: "Jason F. Dutt" <simjason@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 1996 17:17:38 -0400
Okay, here's the situation:

My brakes slowly dteriorated to nothing, so I got a brand new master
cylander (couldn't even get the old one apart, and I didn't really want to
second guess my brakes...), and installed it.  Now, a new problem arises.
The front calipers are way too tight.  So tight, in fact, that there is
major drag on the car, and the pads smoked on the test drive (I caught this
early, so all should be well).  My local MG specialist was kindof baffled,
which surprised me:  he usually knows the answer to a problem before you
tell it.  The only thing he could think of was bad caliper hoses.  I
replaced them, to no avail.  

Here's a little more info.  It almost seems like there's TOO much pressure
to the calipers:  When I bleed them (pump a few times, and hold), the fluid
shoots out like it's jet propelled <g>.  Is this normal?  The fluid from the
rears, on bleeding, doesn't have nearly as much force.

HELP!!

By the way, I'm using the correct fluid:  Castrol GTLMA...

Regards, and thanks in advance,

J
  
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[       JASON DUTT       ]
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