<div dir="auto">Are both front brakes dragging (when they drag) or just one? Can you release the dragging by popping open a bleeder screw for a moment?<div dir="auto">-Roland</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 11:09 AM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I'm going for a short ride in a little while to a destination nearby and I will carefully observe if the pedal gets high and hard and if the brakes drag, etc.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">If there is a collapsed line the condition should appear relatively quickly don't you think? OTOH if it does not appear before the car heats up that might be significant. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I am sometimes a sucker for easy solutions....</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:33 PM Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">NEWSFLASH:<br><br>After letting the car sit for a few hours I just checked the pedal and it has gone back to normal with an inch or two of motion, same as it was before i started out this morning's drive.<br><br>At the same time i adjusted the pushrod length a few months back I also removed some exhaust heat-shielding and have not yet gotten around to replacing it. Given the high ambient temperatures I wonder if heat is getting to the MC, causing the brakes to somehow stay partially or fully activated? <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:29 PM Randall Hicks <<a href="mailto:healey100m@me.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healey100m@me.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Swollen (inside) brake hose not releasing fluid???<div><br></div><div>Randy<br><div><br><div id="m_5214386444083941537gmail-m_-5968309692687112733gmail-m_8043499434626532399AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 25, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Michael Oritt <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Nope--Dot 3/4.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 3:27 PM Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Silicone fluid?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 2:36 PM Michael Oritt, <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">During a drive today I noticed that the brake pedal is higher and harder than normal and as I come to a stop it definitely feels as though the brakes are dragging, plus there seemed to be a lot of heat coming from the front brakes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">I suspect a problem with the master cylinder but would appreciate any suggestions as to what the issue and fix might be.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div>
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