Re: [DML] Brake problem (kinda long)
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Re: [DML] Brake problem (kinda long)



I'm no huge expert but my car's calipers were jammed when it arrived. I COULD move the
calipers but only by pumping the pedal hard and in rapid succession. I suggest you try
this yourself (this is with the bleed nipple closed). Once the pots were out, I put a
little bit of lubricating oil around the pots and levered them back in. They've worked
fine ever since.

I suggest with the new parts/seals etc, the pots may be a little "dry".

You should ask James Russel-Grant about the magic tool he created to sort his brakes out.
I believe he welded a drilled-out bleed nipple to a tyre valve, and using a foot pump,
was able to pop the calipers open, lube them up and reassemble. www.dmc12.co.uk

Best Wishes

Martin
#1458

basfe25 wrote:

> Hi all, here I go with a question on brakes. I just installed a new
> Brake Master Cylinder and bled out the lines (I bled the master
> also). Here is my problem. The rear brakes will lock up when the
> brake pedal is depressed but the front will not...they don't even
> look like they move.

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