If both of your front brakes seem to be sticking on, then I might have the
answer. After you bleed the brakes, drive around a bit (near to home). If
after a few stops, you seem to be down on power again, pop the hood and
loosen (just a bit) the pipe that goes from the master cylinder to the
front brakes (at the master cylinder). A little bit of fluid should come
out, and then your brakes will be fine, for a while. As you stop a few
more times, pressure will build up in the lines and your brakes will start
to bind again. This happened to me, and it turned out to be a bad tipper
valve. This valve apparently allows the fluid to go back to the master
cylinder. Seems odd that your's should go bad since the master cylinder is
so new, but you never know.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
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>Subject: TR6 front brakes sticking on
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>From: "Cameron Greig" <tr6greig@globalnet.co.uk>
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
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>Reply-To: "Cameron Greig" <tr6greig@globalnet.co.uk>
>
>Hi All
>
>Seems a common subject at the moment.On my way home last night
>I stopped at a friends house for two mins to drop of some papers
>and when I left the car seemed down on power.There was no pulling
>left or right and the brakes seemed to stop the car just fine.Luckily
>I was only half a mile from home once the car was under cover
>I realised from the smell and heat that bother front callipers had
>seized on.I left the car for a few hour to cool down after which
>both callipers had freed themselves. I jacked up the car and found
>after I applied the brakes it took a while for the callipers to return.
>The only other difference I noticed was that the pedal had less
>travel than normal
>
>The master cylinder was new 4 months ago ( 1500miles) and I'm
>using standard fluid.
>
>At present I intend replacing all the fluid,bleed the system and
>see how it goes.
>
>Any ideas!
>
>Cameron
>TR6 150bhp
>UK car
>
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