For the time it takes I would remove the front brake cylinders for overhaul.
The repair kits are not expensive and the job is simple enough. It sounds to me
as though the slave cylinders are sticking, maybe frozen? Along with this goes
piece-of-mind knowing your brakes are as good as they can be.
Regards
Dave Formstone
1960 Bugeye
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From: Philip Hubbard[SMTP:phubbard@carroll.com]
Sent: June 25, 1998 22:45 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Brakes - Confused
Now I =am= confused.
Following list advice, I decided to try and see if my brakes locking on and
staying locked was a problem with my flexible hoses. I was told to loosen
the connection and if the brakes unlocked, the problem was in my hoses.
I went to the car to test. On a whim I decided to depress the brake pedal
before loosening the flexible hose. The pedal went almost to the floor
several times and then seemed to build up pressure and was firm. It has
never done that before. Last time I was driving (seems many moons ago)
brakes seemed fine. Ok, now to check the brakes. Both front brakes are
locked on solid.
I loosened the driver's side hose at the chassis until it started weeping
fluid. No change in the locked on status of my brake. Tightened it back
up to stop the leak. Was this not enough of a test? Should I have
loosened the connection as I did and then loosen the connection at the
brake caliper to fairly test it?
BTW, brake fluid level seemed to be high, but I swear there was a pile of
deposits in the resevoir. Could some of this gunk be blocking my lines
somewhere? What to do now? Bleed the system dry and flush it somehow?
I'm starting to doubt it is my flexible hoses and is something more general.
I never noticed a problem until I started doing the front suspension. How
frustrating. Any advice is welcome and appreciated greatly.
Philip
Burgundy 1974 Midget
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