Replace your flexible brake line. As they age, they will collapse and hold
the pressure after application.
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM, <pennell@cox.net> wrote:
> Forgot to mentiion. I did pull the brake drum and it was dry as a bone
> inside. No dampness around the wheel cylinder or on back of backplate.
> Brakes have not been touched in several years. Could there be a binding
> issue somewhere and so there is need of lubricating some points?
>
> Keith
>
> ---- pennell@cox.net wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > Had an interesting happeniing on a recent drive. It felt like the brakes
> were sticking and I could also feel it as I slowed just before a stop. I
> cut my drive short and went home.
> >
> > Several days later I jacked up the rear and found the left rear would
> stick solid after applying the brakes. The right rear remained free. The
> only way I could free it was to remove the wheel to get enough effort on the
> adjuster to turn it. One click released it fully. Since then several times
> I have applied the brakes, waited 24 or more hours, and checked again.
> Still stuck.
> >
> > I know this symptom could be a sign of the rear flex hose swelling but
> wouldn't that also cause the right rear to hang up? Any thoughts please?
> >
> > Keith
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