Tell your brother to check his pedal to brake cylinder "ROD". It should
have about 1/4" of play. I am sure he does not have it. If the rod is
tight it will not allow the brakes to release the fluid. It will be like
holding the brakes on. Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: David Datsun <datsun_dave@yahoo.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 7:24 AM
Subject: Brakes Locked Up... Why?
>List:
>
>My brother took his 1969 Datsun out on its first trip.
>This car sat for many years and he had a brake problem
>where the brakes seized up. Should he get new pistons
>for his front brake calipers? Here's his note.
>
>David Wilson
>Washington, DC
>
>"took the datsun on it's maiden voyage.....now that it
>is almost all together.......of course the brakes
>seized up while on kelly drive and i was barely able
>to get her into a parking lot......called for a
>tow.....but they never showed......waited almost an
>hour ....but the car freed itself up....what's with
>that....drove home and by the time i was pulling in
>the garage.....it started to do it again, is that from
>the heat of the brakes.....swelling and seizing up? I
>called you over and over again....no one picked
>up...not even the machine....thanks brother.... call
>me tomorrow later mike"
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