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Re: brake failure cont.

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Subject: Re: brake failure cont.
From: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:24:03 -0500
Joe,

My best guess is the MC.

The PDWA is only a switch. Centering the shuttle interrupts the electrical
circuit, but has no effect on fluid flow.

Let us know what you find,
Peter
'68 TR250


on 12/22/04 2:14 PM, Lizirbydavis@cs.com at Lizirbydavis@cs.com wrote:

> I took my car out for a drive today to see if I could recreate the front
> brakes locking up.  Sure enough, after a few hard applications of the brakes,
> the 
> pedal got rock hard and BOTH front calipers locked up pretty tight.  I
> confirmed that both rear wheels were free, and responded to brake pressure
> even 
> though the front brakes were locked up.  I parked the car on a hill and
> waited...after about 5 minutes the calipers released and the car rolled
> freely.  I 
> checked the pdwa and "I think" it's centered normally.  All the hoses look
> fine, and 
> the wheel cylinders and calipers are visually functioning normally.  Any
> other ideas guys?  I'm  beginning to suspect that my new master cylinder must
> be 
> bad.  What should I do next?  I really want to sort this out before I put the
> car away for the winter.
> Joe Davis 




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