Fw: brakes

["wendy wood" <dammwood@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: wendy wood <dammwood@domain.elided>
> To: tcarrico@domain.elided
> Subject: brakes
> Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 8:42 PM
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> I have a '62 Sprint Speciale with a weird brake problem. After driving
> for about 10 minutes, the brakes, or at least one wheel's brakes, seize
> up and the brake lights come on and there is no travel at all in the
> brake pedal.
> 
> After the car sits and cools down for a while the brake lights go off
> and the car can drive. I haven't had a chance to jack it up yet and see
> which wheel(s) is frozen, but I wanted to see if anyone had any ideas.
> It would seem to be heat related, like a binding shoe overheating, but
> that doesn't seem to explain the brake lights being on. And the master
> cylinder, where the brake light switch is, shouldn't be getting real
> hot. So.  .   .
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> 
> It sounds like it is time to change the fluid. Brake fluid absorbs water
> which expands when heated. Your master cylinder is right by the exaust
> manifold.... I imagine you have drum brakes that are set really close so
> there isn't much pedal travel which is not helping here. Make sure there
is
> a heat shield around the MC when you are done.
> 
> Carson Damm
> Ft. McMurray, Alberta
> Canada
> 
> 1970 1750 GT Veloce
> 1977 Spider

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