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Subject: [Healeys] cool weather braking
From: michaelsalter at gmail.com (Michael Salter)
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:07:39 -0500
References: <5DF89A96AFE9744A854AC9AD65E693CC90B6C2AD@mbx027-w1-ca-4.exch027.domain.local>
Hi Ed,
That could be a sign of a brake hose collapsing internally. Tough to
diagnose but, finding that fluid is slow to expel when trying to bleed that
brake in cold conditions may be worth checking.

Michael S

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 2:42 PM, Ed O'Neal <Ed at wadsworthoneal.com> wrote:

> Gents,
>
>
>
> With the advent of cooler weather here in South Florida, Ms. Healey has
> been displaying an odd characteristic.  When starting out (brakes quite
> cool ? 40 deg perhaps), the front brakes pull significantly to the left.
> After warming up (10 min of city driving), the pull gradually disappears
> and even with hard breaking no pull is evident.  Does anyone know the
> possible cause of this malady?
>
>
>
> Ed O?Neal
>
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