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mrpuppy@cox-internet.com (208.180.95.13)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 5:52 pm: | |
I drive my MCI-7 only occassionaly (due to money restraints only) & it sits a bit. I do crank it and let it fast idle a while to circulate fluids and electrics flow. As for actual driving during these times I never leave the driveway which is about 10-15 yards forward & backward. The brake (front right usually) tends to take a while of bringing the air pressure up & down by releasing the emergency brake knob, it usually becomes unstuck. Now it doesn't want to roll freely. SOUND ADVICE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. mrpuppy@cox-internet.com |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (65.194.145.47)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 7:31 pm: | |
Hello Mr. Puppy (?):
My Crown does the same thing almost. After she has been sitting for a month or soossss in the cold and rainly SW Oregon winter, the front brakes are VERY touchy, with usually one or the other grabbing VERY badly.
The cure I found is to lightly ride the brakes at slow speed, working thru the brakes grabbing and letting the shoes get warm, then hot by riding the brakes lightly for about 1 minute at 10 mph.
After about 1 minute of this, the brakes are fine. Got 6 sixteen inch air brakes too. My mechanic friend says it is a combination of moisture and rust on the shoes and drums--once you burn it off, everything is very cool. Good luck. Henry |
Stan (65.58.133.33)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 9:36 am: | |
The emergency brake knob has nothing to do with your front brakes. Henry's advice is probably correct if you are parked in a high humidity. |
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