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Corvette: frozen caliper

  1. #1
    ccp5150
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    frozen caliper

    I have a '71 with a driver's side caliper that locks up as the car
    warms up. All other wheels are fine.
    I've replaced the caliper on that side (both were replaced about a
    year ago) and the master cylinder to no avail. Anybody familiar with
    this syndrome?
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  2. #2
    Steve
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    Re: frozen caliper

    Very intruguing. Perhaps a little more info. Front or rear? When you say
    lock-up when the car warms up do you mean that after driving a distance and
    applying the brake the one wheel locks up and skids or do you mean that the
    wheel is locked from a standstill?
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  3. #3
    WayneC
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    Re: frozen caliper

    ccp5150 wrote:
     

    Never had it happen to me, but I've heard a flexible brake line can
    develop such a problem... if it's not the caliper and not the master
    cylinder, then doesn't it have to be something in between those two?


  4. #4
    Oregon
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    Re: frozen caliper

    I understand that old rubber brake lines can swell over time (brake fluid
    absorbed) decreasing the inside diameter, and when heated can close off
    entirely, capturing the brake fluid within the caliper, making it appear
    that the caliper is frozen. Try new brake lines. They're not terribly
    expensive.



  5. #5
    Diode
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    Re: frozen caliper

    I don't know if they had them in '71, but the only active component that
    could be between the two is a proportioning valve. If that messed up
    though, I would expect both sides (both front or both rear) to have a
    problem. I like "Oregon's" answer about the swollen lines. Throw that old
    rubber crap out and replace them with SS (unless you're going for NCRS or
    Bloomington).

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