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Re: [Fot] Brakes

To: McKearn McKearn <mckearn2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Brakes
From: Bill Babcock <ponobill@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:49:25 -0700
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More likely the balance bar caught on something. Iâ??ve had it happen on 
Peyote. 
> On Aug 12, 2016, at 5:07 AM, McKearn McKearn <mckearn2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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