[Tigers] Brake Issue

[Joe Brown]

I have brand new rubber hoses that I got from Sunbeam Specialties last week.

On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 3:42 PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> I had this problem on two different cars. The cause was old flexible
> hydraulic hoses that had deteriorated inside.
> I changed them and the problem was resolved.
>
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> > On Jun 24, 2021, at 4:39 PM, Joe Brown via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Hey,
> >
> > I'm scratching my head over an issue I'm having with my brakes.  This
> actually started last year and I'm just now trying to sort it out.
> >
> > Basically, after pumping the brake pedal a few times the front brakes
> lock up (only the fronts).  If I crack open either bleed screw they free
> up.  In fact, cracking open the line anywhere going back to the master
> cylinder frees up the brakes.
> >
> > I have bypassed the booster, replaced all of the rubber lines and
> rebuilt the calipers.  This seems to leave the master cylinder.  I
> disconnected the brake line from the master cylinder and put a short line
> on it that feeds back into the master cylinder reservoir so I could bleed
> any air out of it.  That all seems to work okay.
> >
> > So, I'm looking for other ideas.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe Brown
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