[DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I had a similar but different problem after I began driving my newly purchased Pantera years ago.  In my case the front caliper began to "not release" after applying the brakes.  And in one instance when I didn't realize the caliper was still applying a kittle pressure, the front started locking up on the freeway a hundred miles into a drive.

In my case, when I finally began brake work, I found dark, rubbery schmutz inside the brake lines.  That gunk was difficult to move through the lines and it became easy to see why the calipers weren't releasing.  The car got rebuilt calipers, new hoses and all the schmutz cleaned out of the lines.

I would make every effort to check the calipers before your big drive.

Asa  Jay


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Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> wrote:

> Very recently noticed the left front brake is late to apply and late to release, causing significant swerving.
>Was thinking it might "limber up" with additional driving, now wondering if more driving will only make it worse.
>Got to Alameda and back + San Ramon and back earlier, both ~100 mile round trips, no issue.  This started after that.
>Am signed up for a multi-hundred mile event on the first, been too cold and rainy to do any tinkering.  So maybe I get stranded with a locked wheel.  Or the problem just goes away.
>Thoughts, predictions, experience ?
>Thanks,
>GD
>
>   Very recently noticed the left front brake is late to apply and late to
>   release, causing significant swerving.
>   Was thinking it might "limber up" with additional driving, now
>   wondering if more driving will only make it worse.
>   Got to Alameda and back + San Ramon and back earlier, both ~100 mile
>   round trips, no issue.  This started after that.
>   Am signed up for a multi-hundred mile event on the first, been too cold
>   and rainy to do any tinkering.  So maybe I get stranded with a locked
>   wheel.  Or the problem just goes away.
>   Thoughts, predictions, experience ?
>   Thanks,
>   GD
>
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   I had a similar but different problem after I began driving my newly
   purchased Pantera years ago.  In my case the front caliper began to
   "not release" after applying the brakes.  And in one instance when I
   didn't realize the caliper was still applying a kittle pressure, the
   front started locking up on the freeway a hundred miles into a drive.
   In my case, when I finally began brake work, I found dark, rubbery
   schmutz inside the brake lines.  That gunk was difficult to move
   through the lines and it became easy to see why the calipers weren't
   releasing.  The car got rebuilt calipers, new hoses and all the schmutz
   cleaned out of the lines.
   I would make every effort to check the calipers before your big drive.
   Asa  Jay
   Sent using Jedi Mind Tricks

   Guido deTomaso <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net> wrote:
   Very recently noticed the left front brake is late to apply and late to
   release, causing significant swerving.
   Was thinking it might "limber up" with additional driving, now
   wondering if more driving will only make it worse.
   Got to Alameda and back + San Ramon and back earlier, both ~100 mile
   round trips, no issue.A  This started after that.
   Am signed up for a multi-hundred mile event on the first, been too cold
   and rainy to do any tinkering.A  So maybe I get stranded with a locked
   wheel.A  Or the problem just goes away.
   Thoughts, predictions, experience ?
   Thanks,
   GD
      Very recently noticed the left front brake is late to apply and late
   to
      release, causing significant swerving.
      Was thinking it might "limber up" with additional driving, now
      wondering if more driving will only make it worse.
      Got to Alameda and back + San Ramon and back earlier, both ~100 mile
      round trips, no issue.  This started after that.
      Am signed up for a multi-hundred mile event on the first, been too
   cold
      and rainy to do any tinkering.  So maybe I get stranded with a
   locked
      wheel.  Or the problem just goes away.
      Thoughts, predictions, experience ?
      Thanks,
      GD
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