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Were the rubber hoses to the calipers replaced? (archive)
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Posted by Bill R on November 01, 2001 at 06:46:16:

In Reply to: Help! Strange braking behaviour posted by Tony Fell on November 01, 2001 at 05:18:23:

These hoses shrink on the inside with age and can act like one-way check valves. They can hold the pads "on" exactly like you describe. They also can give intermittent symptoms.
They are not very expensive and anyone who doesn't know that their hoses have been replaced should have it done.


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