[DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking

[Larry - Ohio Time]

Guido, simple test, all you will need to do is open the bleeder on the
dragging caliper to see if there is any pressure and that it frees up after
removing the pressure.

Larry - Cleveland


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From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Pantdino via
DeTomaso
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:26 PM
To: spkorb at gmail.com; b.hower3400 at yahoo.com
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking


+2 on the brake lines
 
I had similar symptoms with my Dino and when I took off the old hoses and
cut them in half I found there was essentially no lumen.  The rubber had
deteriorated and swollen and occluded the hose.  This creates exactly what
you describe-- the fluid is slow to get thru the hose so the caliper is slow
to respond, then once it is in there the collapsed hose acts like a one-way
valve to hold pressure in the caliper until it slowly seeps out.
 
Jim Oddie
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>
To: B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
Cc: De Tomaso List <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Tue, Dec 29, 2015 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking

+1 on old brake lines.

   On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 1:56 PM, B Hower via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A If you still have OEM brake lines.....go there first. A line
     can lock
     A  A up pads and keep them there...... Don't ask how I know.
     A  A Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may
     not be
     A  A ! )
     A  A
   A __________________________________________________________________
     A  A From: Guido deTomaso <[2]guido_detomaso at prodigy.net>
     A  A To: De Tomaso List <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
     A  A Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 12:47 PM
     A  A Subject: [DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking

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

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