Greg,
make sure your rear brakes are adjusted nice and snug. A slight(!) maybe
intermittent drag is ok when you turn the wheel by hand.
If you got drums in the front, you could check those too.
Ulix
On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Greg MAHNEY wrote:
> Listers
>
> The other day both rear brakes locked on.
>
> It turns out (I think) that the rear flexible brake hose fell to bits
> internally, blocking and locking both brakes on.
>
> I've replaced the hose and taken both wheel cylinders off and cleaned out a
> heap of rubbery muck. The brakes don't lock on now so that seems to have
> done the trick but...
> I've bled the brakes a few times, all four wheels, but there were no
> bubbles at the front, and now I get none at the rear either, but still
> have a spongy pedal. At 35MPH I can lock up the brakes without pumping,
> but pumping definately improves them.
>
> I've bled brakes several times before, so I believe my technique is OK, and
> there don't appear to be any leaks.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Greg
>
>
>
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>
> ******************************************************************************
> Greg Mahney in Perth, Western Australia.
>
> Mk 2A, Sprite, with a 948 engine (and it's my wife's anyway!)
>
> e-mail: mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au
>
>
>
Ulix __/__,__
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