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Re: [Tigers] Brake Issue

To: Joe Brown <jbbrown1980@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake Issue
From: Donald Antilla via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:42:50 -0400
Cc: Tigers Den <Tigers@autox.team.net>
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I had this problem on two different cars. The cause was old flexible hydraulic 
hoses that had deteriorated inside. 
I changed them and the problem was resolved. 

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> On Jun 24, 2021, at 4:39 PM, Joe Brown via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey,
> 
> I'm scratching my head over an issue I'm having with my brakes.  This 
> actually started last year and I'm just now trying to sort it out.
> 
> Basically, after pumping the brake pedal a few times the front brakes lock up 
> (only the fronts).  If I crack open either bleed screw they free up.  In 
> fact, cracking open the line anywhere going back to the master cylinder frees 
> up the brakes.
> 
> I have bypassed the booster, replaced all of the rubber lines and rebuilt the 
> calipers.  This seems to leave the master cylinder.  I disconnected the brake 
> line from the master cylinder and put a short line on it that feeds back into 
> the master cylinder reservoir so I could bleed any air out of it.  That all 
> seems to work okay.
> 
> So, I'm looking for other ideas.  
> 
> Thanks,
> Joe Brown 
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