[Morris] Brake problems

[Kevin Wayne Williams]

Randy Williams did the initial conversion before I bought the truck from 
him. It worked find for 8 years/30000 miles. I don't know if he did a 
rebuild then or not. I didn't rebuild it when I replaced the calipers. 
He monitors this list, so he might chime in and let me know.

Flex hose collapse? I guess I can get new hoses made up on the island 
and give it a try.

KWW

Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> I would investigate the condition of the flex hoses. They will collapse 
> internally and restrict or even completely block fluid return. The other 
> possibility/complication would be if you left the residual valve in the 
> master cylinder, but I doubt that alone would cause your condition. Did 
> you rebuild the MC when you installed the disc brakes?
> 
> Gerard
> 
> 
> On Oct 26, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
> 
>>
>> I have a Spridget disk conversion on my Minor that served me happily 
>> for     about 30000 miles. Recently, I started to have brake drag 
>> problems, and decided that the front calipers were shot, because I 
>> could not get the pistons to retract freely. Replaced the calipers, 
>> and all seemed well. The truck took a few months off, and I got back 
>> in it this week. It would run fine for a while, and then the brakes 
>> would begin to drag, and they were glowing red hot the other night.  
>> Now, all four brakes are locked.
>>
>> Is there some kind of valve in the caliper that I was supposed to have 
>> disabled? Or is this just a problem with my master cylinder not 
>> retracting properly?
>>
>> KWW