[TR] TR6 Brakes

[Brian Kemp]

I'd check the hoses.  They may have swelled up inside and are now 
closed.  The high pressure of the pedal pushes fluid in to the calipers, 
but the restriction doesn't release the fluid out of the calipers.  You 
can't see this from the outside.

Brian
72 TR6, 73 GT6

On 10/4/2017 1:59 PM, Ron Olds wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone.
>
> I finally had a chance to take the TR6 out last Sunday.  I had an 
> issue with the brakes.  The front brakes locked up.  Each time I 
> applied the brake they just locked up tighter. I haven’t had much of a 
> chance to trouble shoot the problem but it appears that the brake 
> fluid is not returning back into the reservoir.  I did crack the line 
> at the master cylinder for the front and the pressure differential 
> valve.  Some fluid started to come out of each one but I closed them 
> both quickly after a few drops.  Didn’t make a difference, could be 
> because I didn’t let enough out.
>
> Before I tear the entire system down any suggestions as to what the 
> problem could be?  This might be an opportunity to rebuild the system 
> and replace the fluid with silicone  and rebuild everything.
>
> Ronald Olds
>
> 72 TR6
>
> 50 MGTD
>
>
>
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