[Fot] Brakes

[Tony Drews]

Certainly the issue is the front calipers not 
releasing properly, getting hot and boiling the brake fluid.

If the master cylinder isn't fully released, it 
will keep pressure on the caliper.  I had a 
rubber brake link in my Miata collapse internally 
and cause this issue for a single caliper.

I can't help you with the cause of the sticking, 
but certainly it sounds like the master cylinder 
didn't fully release either due to an internal issue or a linkage issue.

Regards, Tony Drews

At 07:07 AM 8/12/2016, McKearn McKearn wrote:
>HI all.
>Â Â  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.
>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  P.J.
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