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Varinder Singh
Newbie
Victoria
SOARER V8

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Reg: 08-2008

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 Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 10:49 pm, by:  Varinder Singh (Singhv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hi guys,

Not sure if this is a coincident or something is related. I had the battery replaced in my 1993 V8 soarer yesterday. This morning while on way to work I started feeling the brake pedal getting firm after braking a couple of times. And after more driving and braking the brakes just did not get released . The interesting bit is when I came back from work the car drove fine , the brakes were already released but then after a couple of K's the same thing happened. Any ideas what it might be and how I can fix it?

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varinder
Ben Dowdell
TryHard
SA
GT Limited V8

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Reg: 07-2005

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 Friday, February 13, 2009 - 12:34 am, by:  Ben Dowdell (Ben) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
g'day mate... sounds like they are seizing up .... i had a similar problem.

@ $30 for a rebuild kit and some labour to have it fixed or remove the caliper and take to a a brake shop for fix.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Reg: 10-2005

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 Friday, February 13, 2009 - 06:58 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
A single caliper is unlikely to cause behaviour like this. Its more likely to be master cylinder related.
Varinder Singh
Newbie
Victoria
SOARER V8

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Reg: 08-2008

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 Friday, February 13, 2009 - 08:51 am, by:  Varinder Singh (Singhv) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Should have mentioned this before , both front and rear brakes are not releasing.
Dave Rose
DieHard
wa
uzz31 v8

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Drew Rechner
TryHard
South Australia
JZZ30 TT

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Reg: 10-2007

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 Friday, February 13, 2009 - 10:56 am, by:  Drew Rechner (Drew1jz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sounds like the Piston in the master cylinder is not releasing fluid. Happens over time when the fluid has not been changed on a regular basis.

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