Randy Williams did the initial conversion before I bought the truck from
him. It worked find for 8 years/30000 miles. I don't know if he did a
rebuild then or not. I didn't rebuild it when I replaced the calipers.
He monitors this list, so he might chime in and let me know.
Flex hose collapse? I guess I can get new hoses made up on the island
and give it a try.
KWW
Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
>
> I would investigate the condition of the flex hoses. They will collapse
> internally and restrict or even completely block fluid return. The other
> possibility/complication would be if you left the residual valve in the
> master cylinder, but I doubt that alone would cause your condition. Did
> you rebuild the MC when you installed the disc brakes?
>
> Gerard
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
>
>>
>> I have a Spridget disk conversion on my Minor that served me happily
>> for about 30000 miles. Recently, I started to have brake drag
>> problems, and decided that the front calipers were shot, because I
>> could not get the pistons to retract freely. Replaced the calipers,
>> and all seemed well. The truck took a few months off, and I got back
>> in it this week. It would run fine for a while, and then the brakes
>> would begin to drag, and they were glowing red hot the other night.
>> Now, all four brakes are locked.
>>
>> Is there some kind of valve in the caliper that I was supposed to have
>> disabled? Or is this just a problem with my master cylinder not
>> retracting properly?
>>
>> KWW
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