[Spridgets] Bad braking

Kevin Valentine kevinv1275 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 17 17:55:38 MST 2014


Brian,

The rubber hoses will break down and swell internally.  The fluid can be
forced thru them using the brake pedal but it won't return to the master
cylinder and will hold the brakes on.

Kevin V.
Tuscarora, Pa


On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Kevin Valentine <kevinv1275 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Replace the brake hoses if they are more than 5 years old.
>
> Kevin V.
> Tuscarora, Pa
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:37 AM, Brian Morse <owensdad74 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Greeting List,
>>
>> Shortly after buying my 79 a couple years ago I discovered the brakes,
>> front and rear, would hang up.  After 20-30 minutes they would release.
>>
>> The PO put new wheel cylinders on the rear, so I left them alone.  Next I
>> pulled the calipers and rebuilt them.  To be sure they worked the master
>> cylinder was replaced with a new one.
>>
>> So I got everything back together and tested- fronts and rears would stop
>> all wheels and release immediately.  That was a couple weeks ago.
>>
>> Yesterday I realized the front calipers won't release.
>>
>> Any ideas why?  I'd rather drive the car with working brakes.
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> Bri
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