Re: IML: 71 brake problem

[Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Bruce Stubblefield <audiblefeast@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     The mighty 71 Imperial has a strange braking
> problem.   When I apply the brakes, they don't
release

It's possible that the replacement master cylinder is
bad.  However, did the shop replace the soft (i.e.
rubber) lines at the front and rear?  These lines can
collapse internally, which prevents the brake fluid
from releasing pressure to the calipers and/or wheel
cylinders.

Elijah

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1971 Imperial LeBaron


		
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