Brakes sticking.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Carmichael CA
Brakes sticking.
I'm on my Dad's computer in Sac CA. I drove down from Bellevue WA yesterday. The weather was in the low-mid 100's beginning in Oregon. I suddenly noticed that I was overheating a bit (about 220ºF) so I pulled off the next exit and came to the stop light. Apparently my brakes were grabbing! This put a load on the engine and caused it to overheat. Anyone else encounter this?
I suspect that the power brake booster filter has been plugged. It looks like someone painted it and there was work done by a couple of shops before I bought the car. My guess is that either someone painted the filter, or someone sealed it up with silicon or something.
I suspect that the power brake booster filter has been plugged. It looks like someone painted it and there was work done by a couple of shops before I bought the car. My guess is that either someone painted the filter, or someone sealed it up with silicon or something.
Le Mans Master
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From: delmont pa
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Re: Brakes sticking. (Rockn-Roll)
make sure that there is some play in the rod that pushes on the master cly. if too tight as the parts heats up and expands causing the brakes to drag.
Drifting
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Re: Brakes sticking. (Rockn-Roll)
another possibility that I have seen quite a bit in the past is the brake hoses deteriorate inside, and starting acting like a check valve, so that once you apply the brakes they don't fully release right away. Sometimes they have to sit a few minutes sometimes a few hours or more. The hoses are pretty cheap to replace, if your's are old you should consider it.
Jeff
Jeff
