George Zeck
Jedi Warrior
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Hello All:
I’m having some problems. Last fall I replaced my master cyl. (rebuilt) due to leakage. All seemed good but it was very late in the fall and my memory could be incorrect. The first / only drive this year – my front caliper was slightly catching. I didn’t recognize this and drove for 30+ miles and when I got home – the driver’s wheel was severely smoking (literally)!
Replaced brake lines (both sides to be safe), LH caliper and LH bearing (to be safe; with taper setup) & bled system (just fronts as car is elevated and I didn’t think air would flow downwards). I have great / tight pedal response. No sponge whatsoever.
After a brief drive – had more issues. I put up the car up in the air, removed wheels --- BOTH calipers were binding (driver’s more than passenger). I was unable to spin either wheel w/o ‘unseizing the caliper’ – squeezing the pad & caliper to release from each other with the use of my Channel locks).
OK; my thoughts on what could be the issue & I appreciate ALL of yours:
A) * Could master cylinder (despite ‘new’) be bad as valve inside seems to be temperamental?
B) * Bleed ALL 4 wheels (more to eliminate that as an option).
When I am thinking that new parts are bad really states how desperate I am for answers. With this many new parts – I’m running out of things to replace. Any thoughts or ideas on what I should test or replace would be appreciated. Thanks.
Vitals: 1964 AH Sprite. Single line setup. 1275 engine
Tx-
George
I’m having some problems. Last fall I replaced my master cyl. (rebuilt) due to leakage. All seemed good but it was very late in the fall and my memory could be incorrect. The first / only drive this year – my front caliper was slightly catching. I didn’t recognize this and drove for 30+ miles and when I got home – the driver’s wheel was severely smoking (literally)!
Replaced brake lines (both sides to be safe), LH caliper and LH bearing (to be safe; with taper setup) & bled system (just fronts as car is elevated and I didn’t think air would flow downwards). I have great / tight pedal response. No sponge whatsoever.
After a brief drive – had more issues. I put up the car up in the air, removed wheels --- BOTH calipers were binding (driver’s more than passenger). I was unable to spin either wheel w/o ‘unseizing the caliper’ – squeezing the pad & caliper to release from each other with the use of my Channel locks).
OK; my thoughts on what could be the issue & I appreciate ALL of yours:
A) * Could master cylinder (despite ‘new’) be bad as valve inside seems to be temperamental?
B) * Bleed ALL 4 wheels (more to eliminate that as an option).
When I am thinking that new parts are bad really states how desperate I am for answers. With this many new parts – I’m running out of things to replace. Any thoughts or ideas on what I should test or replace would be appreciated. Thanks.
Vitals: 1964 AH Sprite. Single line setup. 1275 engine
Tx-
George