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bjg16v
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:10 am

Was wondering if someone could shed some light please.

Went out for a spin last night the brakes were fine later on both the fronts ceased up solid I had to nurse the car home maybe a mile in second gear at 20 mph !! Buy the time I got home both disc where glowing red ready to catch on fire !! :(

Car was booked in for mot this morning as ive been working on it for 2 months ! So im a little gutted now.

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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:37 am

Are they still seized? If so, the first part of the diagnosis is to slacken the bleed valves on the callipers and to see if that releases them.
Do you have ABS?
Has any of this 'work' been on the brake linkage or servo?
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:57 am

Wiki's got info on stuck brakes:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... uck_Brakes
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:16 am

Brianmoooore wrote:Are they still seized? If so, the first part of the diagnosis is to slacken the bleed valves on the callipers and to see if that releases them.
Do you have ABS?
Has any of this 'work' been on the brake linkage or servo?
Hi,ive recently changed the heater matrix this did involve taking off the servo mounting bracket,but im 100% sure that I didnt mess with the adjustment on that rod as I left the locking nut on.

I have been around the block a couple of times since and all was fine.

Last night was just a pre mot shakedown of about 5 miles if that.
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:18 am

Ive not touched it since last night,im at work now so will check in a while to see if they are still stuck
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:32 pm

bjg16v wrote: Hi,ive recently changed the heater matrix this did involve taking off the servo mounting bracket,but im 100% sure that I didnt mess with the adjustment on that rod as I left the locking nut on.
Seems rather too much of a coincidence to not be relevant!
Rod should be adjusted to leave just a small amount of upward free play in the brake pedal. If the adjustment is too tight, and pushes the servo push rod in at all, then the brakes will lock on.
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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:31 pm

ok thanks mate I will check it out,i checked the car after work brakes not ceased up
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