Subject: [Fot] Brakes

From: McKearn McKearn <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:07:45 -0500

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HI all.
   Yesterday while driving the GT6 home from work I took the ramp off the
Interstate rather briskly (as usual) and when I got to the end of the ramp
and tried to stop I was a bit surprised to find out that I had no brakes.
Luckily there were no other cars in sight and I cruised through the stop
sign unnoticed.  I then tested the brakes gently  and was able to get them
to work. After deciding it was somewhat safe to proceed I drove up the road
only to have the front brakes grab and not release. I pulled over to find
smoking blue front rotors. When I opened the hood and looked around a bit I
heard a CLICK and saw the front master cylinder move and the brakes
released. Could this just be a simple matter of one of the master cylinders
getting some corrosion inside and sticking?  This car has a double master
cylinder setup  like many racecars have with willwood cylinders and a
balance bar.   It has been working flawlessly for several years but has
been parked a lot this summer and not really driven much at all lately.
                                                      P.J.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>HI all.</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0 Yesterday while drivin=
g the GT6 home from work I took the ramp off the Interstate rather briskly =
(as usual) and when I got to the end of the ramp and tried to stop I was a =
bit surprised to find out that I had no brakes. Luckily there were no other=
 cars in sight and I cruised through the stop sign unnoticed.=C2=A0 I then =
tested the brakes gently =C2=A0and was able to get them to work. After deci=
ding=C2=A0it was somewhat safe to proceed I drove up the road only to have =
the front brakes grab and not release. I pulled over to find smoking blue f=
ront rotors. When I opened the hood=C2=A0and looked around a bit=C2=A0I hea=
rd a CLICK and saw the front master cylinder move and the brakes released.=
=C2=A0Could this just be a simple matter of one of the master cylinders get=
ting some corrosion inside and sticking?=C2=A0 This car has a double master=
 cylinder setup=C2=A0 like many racecars have with willwood cylinders and a=
 balance bar.=C2=A0=C2=A0 It has been working flawlessly for several years =
but has been parked a lot this summer and not really driven much at all lat=
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 P.J.</div><div>=C2=A0</div></div>

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