[T3] Dragging Brake or Bearings

["Vicky and Ray Basch" <vbasch@sbcglobal.net>]

<x-flowed>My 71 squareback (automatic, FI) is running fine, but after I drive it for 
about 15-20 minutes it acts like the brakes are dragging.  I just relined 
the rear brakes and checked the front pads and they're fine.  When I jack up 
the car and rotate the wheels by hand, they're okay.  Could this be 
something else like a bearing about to freeze up?

About 15k mi ago, I replaced the front bearings, races, oil seals and had 
the rotors machined.  The car sat for about 10 years before I got it and I 
had to unfreeze the engine and get it running again.  What I have not done 
is anything with the rear bearings.  The unusual thing is that when the car 
has sat for a few hours it starts down the road fine, no dragging sensation. 
I start to notice the dragging at about 35-40 mph, then when I slow down, 
the car will come to a stop as if the brakes were partially on.  Could the 
inner or outer rear bearings be on the verge of freezing?

Ray
Windsor, CA 

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