Reply to "frozen brake pads"

nazgulMember

it appears that the cause of the brakes locking up was the piston rod was too long by about 3/8". this was the first cause suggested in this forum, but i was reluctant to follow it, did it and then rode the brakes hard and also put it through some panic stops and all seems fine.

puzzlement exists because i had driven the car previously, the prior owner had driven it and the mechanic who had replaced the m/c and rebuilt the calipers had test driven the car and the brakes worked fine.

although i can not put a finger on the cause for the brake lockup, i tend to believe part of the reason is temperature related, the car came from a hot/warm enviornment to the frigid midwest. that is the only variable that changed.

well, now it's time to deceide whether to fix the headlight lift mechanism or the turn signals, or the seat back or ...... a virtual smorgasbord of choices!!!!!

thanks for the responses, i hope soon i will be able to contribute to the forum in a useful way.

nazgul

2/24/076:24 PM

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