Milano ABS Brakes Locking Up

[CaptWSims@domain.elided]

My wife drove my Verde to work today for only the 2nd time in 3 years, and 
sure enough it rebelled to her presence by applying the ABS brakes while she 
was traveling about 45 mph, having been in stop-and-go traffic a mile before. 
 By the time I got there the brakes had cooled down and released and the 
pedal felt normal.   She saw smoke after she stopped, but didn't notice 
whether it was from the front or rear brakes or both.  She says it felt like 
the parking brake was on, but that it wasn't.  And that the handle would move 
up very little.  I did notice when I got there that the parking brake handle 
had only 1/2 the usual travel.  I haven't had time to get under the car yet 
(have to replace the clutch slave cylinder on her 3000GT tonight, so I'd 
better get going...)   The accumulator is OK (replaced last year).  Replaced 
the master cylinder with a good used one about 2 years ago.  Any ideas 
anyone?   Besides a piston hanging up (which I don't think would cause this 
much stopping power)  I tend to suspect the master cylinder.  Is there any 
possibility the rear adjusters could tighten up?  That reminds me, I had to 
LOOSEN the rear brakes a few weeks ago....which goes against everything I've 
seen with Alfa rear brakes.   If all the brakes are applying then maybe 
somehow the master cylinder is not venting....but I don't know what to do 
about that with an ABS.... :<(

										
					Bill Sims

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