[Fot] Brakes

[Jim Gray]

I’d look for a linkage bind before you take things apart. I use Wilwoods too but never had one stick. Make sure the bias bar isn’t catching on anything.

If you roasted the rotors then most likely baked the rubber boots on the pistons too and possibly o-rings…fried.

jg

 

 

From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of McKearn McKearn
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 6:08 AM
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Subject: [Fot] Brakes

 

HI all.

   Yesterday while driving the GT6 home from work I took the ramp off the Interstate rather briskly (as usual) and when I got to the end of the ramp and tried to stop I was a bit surprised to find out that I had no brakes. Luckily there were no other cars in sight and I cruised through the stop sign unnoticed.  I then tested the brakes gently  and was able to get them to work. After deciding it was somewhat safe to proceed I drove up the road only to have the front brakes grab and not release. I pulled over to find smoking blue front rotors. When I opened the hood and looked around a bit I heard a CLICK and saw the front master cylinder move and the brakes released. Could this just be a simple matter of one of the master cylinders getting some corrosion inside and sticking?  This car has a double master cylinder setup  like many racecars have with willwood cylinders and a balance bar.   It has been working flawlessly for several years but has been parked a lot this summer and not really driven much at all lately. 

                                                      P.J.

 

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