Do it Yourself: RE: [DIY] I broke my Truck

17 January 2012

RE: [DIY] I broke my Truck

I've had disks lock up from a bad master cylinder, but it was forward and back. I'm guessing there's something crunchy in the diff.
Kraig

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Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:22:35 am
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From: "Jerry Gmail" <jhnidy@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [DIY] I broke my Truck
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I have had drum brakes lock up just like this. But I am sure that this
truck has discs on the front. Have never had a disc lock up.

Google Jer

Woodhaven, Mi

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On Behalf Of John S. and Laura E. Moss
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 9:31 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] I broke my Truck

I don't think it's the brakes, because the wheels rotate when driving
backwards.

On 1/16/2012 5:57 PM, S_Wilson wrote:

It could be the brakes locked up. There isn't supposed to be water in the
brake lines but it does get in there after some time, specially in the
summer in areas that are humid when its warm. That is also a cause for brake
fade.
Water expands when it freezes. Might be enough to engage the brakes. A torch
on the brake lines might help free it up if that is what it is. The goal is
just to warm up the brake fluid to above freezing, not melt the brake lines.
I would