[6pack] TR6 Brakes

[John Weir]

I had the same problem.
The issue could be the flex hoses going to the wheels. Over time the rubber softens and swells. They look great from the outside but the inside is mush. When you push on the pedal, the force opens the fluid to the cylinder. When you release, vacuum action squeezes the soft hose closing the passage not allowing the fluid to return and hence keeping the pressure in the cylinder.
I love the smell of brake shoes in the morning...not.
I got home by forcing the pads open, putting a stack of 1/4” nuts over the sliding pins to stop the squeeze on the disk in question and drove home with one front brake and two rears. 
You have to think outside the box sometimes.
Cheers 
John 

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> On Oct 4, 2017, at 4:59 PM, Ron Olds via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone.
>  
> I finally had a chance to take the TR6 out last Sunday.  I had an issue with the brakes.  The front brakes locked up.  Each time I applied the brake they just locked up tighter. I haven’t had much of a chance to trouble shoot the problem but it appears that the brake fluid is not returning back into the reservoir.  I did crack the line at the master cylinder for the front and the pressure differential valve.  Some fluid started to come out of each one but I closed them both quickly after a few drops.  Didn’t make a difference, could be because I didn’t let enough out.
>  
> Before I tear the entire system down any suggestions as to what the problem could be?  This might be an opportunity to rebuild the system and replace the fluid with silicone  and rebuild everything.
>  
> Ronald Olds
> 72 TR6
> 50 MGTD
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