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Subject:Dragging Brakes
From:BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Date:Thu, 16 Mar 2000 09:42:02 -0800

Well - I noticed last night after coming home that *all four* of my brakes
were quite hot.  Not hot enough to sizzle spit, but hotter than they
probably should be.  (I don't live at the bottom of a big long hill, so it
wasn't due to use).

last weekend I rebuilt the calipers, replaced the pads, adjusted the rears
up (probably a bit too tight) and flushed and bled the fluid.  What on earth
could be causing *all four* of the brakes to drag??  (in addition to pulling
to port on flat level ground)

Could it be something with the proportioning valve?  (I may have damaged it
months ago when I inadvertently overfilled the master cylinder )

This really has me puzzled.  I've done a bazillion brake jobs (Ok - maybe
only 1/2 a bazillion) and never have I had this over-pressurization
problem...

Any ideas?

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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