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Date:         Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:18:39 -0700
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Brakes are Frozen
Comments: To: Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4d6fa91ddc24bdad4fab9e6f925547d5@comcast.net>
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Another cause for "stuck" brakes is a bad wheel cylinder brake hose. The
interior of these rubber hoses can turn into a very effective one-way (or
even no-way) valve. In the front left hose I just replaced on our '65
Panel, nothing was flowing. The brakes were locked on.


So, it good to replace the hoses every 41 years. ;) Preferably sooner.


Jon


On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Keith Ovregaard wrote:


> Yep, the solution was the 3 B's. Beer, Bentley and a Big hammer! Took
> the right rear wheel off and gave the drum a few gentle whacks (didn't
> want to crack the drum!) and after 3 or 4 taps the shoes broke free.
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