[Healeys] Sticking brakes

[rrengineer @dslextreme.com]

Replace your flexible brake line.  As they age, they will collapse and hold
the pressure after application.
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 9:44 AM, <pennell at cox.net> wrote:

> Forgot to mentiion.  I did pull the brake drum and it was dry as a bone
> inside.  No dampness around the wheel cylinder or on back of backplate.
>  Brakes have not been touched in several years.  Could there be a binding
> issue somewhere and so there is need of lubricating some points?
>
> Keith
>
> ---- pennell at cox.net wrote:
> > Listers,
> >
> > Had an interesting happeniing on a recent drive.  It felt like the brakes
> were sticking and I could also feel it as I slowed just before a stop.  I
> cut my drive short and went home.
> >
> > Several days later I jacked up the rear and found the left rear would
> stick solid after applying the brakes.  The right rear remained free.  The
> only way I could free it was to remove the wheel to get enough effort on the
> adjuster to turn it.  One click released it fully.  Since then several times
> I have applied the brakes, waited 24 or more hours, and checked again.
>  Still stuck.
> >
> > I know this symptom could be a sign of the rear flex hose swelling but
> wouldn't that also cause the right rear to hang up?  Any thoughts please?
> >
> > Keith
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