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#1
01-16-2005, 01:36 AM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
Pull it apart..see if you can find a problem ...rebuild/replace the wheel cylinders,replace the spring and hold down kits and you should be good for another 10 years ....
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 <span style="font-weight: bold"> (__{B}_____]]]]~~~~</span>Don't mess with old farts - age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience. 
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01-16-2005, 04:09 AM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
If the hoses have not been replaced, I would change them. They will swell shut and hold pressure on the wheel cylinder.
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01-16-2005, 05:23 AM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
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They will swell shut and hold pressure on the wheel cylinder. [/ QUOTE ] Do cold outside air temperatures help cause the lines to swell shut? It was mid-30s yesterday. Good ideas Belair and Tony---THANKS! Wheel cylinders and springs, hoses, etc.---sounds like it might be an easy fix. How hard is it to properly bleed power brakes after a fluid change? Never done it.
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#4
01-16-2005, 06:42 AM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
Piece of cake if you have a one man bleeder tool..if not just get a gal or a pal to help you...
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<span style="font-weight: bold"> (__{B}_____]]]]~~~~</span>Don't mess with old farts - age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
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#6
01-16-2005, 07:59 AM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
Hey....it was metric brake fluid..how was I supposed to know...
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<span style="font-weight: bold"> (__{B}_____]]]]~~~~</span>Don't mess with old farts - age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! Bullshit and brilliance only come with age and experience.
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#7
01-16-2005, 09:05 PM
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Re: Brake rebuild recommendations
Bill its probably a combination of things..the return springs may be week and the shoes a little out of adjustment...the shoes can get grabby when the springs are not holding them tight and they will bind up...how are your fingers??? bet that wheel was really moving when it took off on ya...when I worked at the dealer in the used cars... almost all the cars ended up with new brakes before we sold them on the lot...man I did a lot of jobs and sucked more brake dust than I should have back then...where the heck was osha...hope to make it to 75....
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