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Re: [T3] Dragging Brake or Bearings


Greg Banfill wrote:
> Could be bad soft lines.
> If they are bad after you give them a few pumps they will retain fluid
> at the cylinders causing them to drag.
> Do a walk around once you feel the dragging and fell the hubcaps to
> see if you have 1 or more hot ones. That will be where your problem lies.
>
Good advice. An infrared remote thermometer would take some of the
guesswork out, too, for taking measurements. I got one and it's a
worthwhile investment.

If these hoses are the originals, they will most surely be bad by now.
If you haven't replaced them when you did this brake work, you'd best
give this some consideration. If you undo a bleeder screw, and fluid is
very slow to come out from the screw, then that corner of the car is
suspect.

Part numbers I used for my '73 (I think all IRS Type 3s would use the
same thing, someone can correct me if I'm wrong):

Front, L/H and R/H: 311-611-701B
Rear, L/H 211-611-775C, R/H 211-611-775B

Note the r/h rear is slightly longer than the original. This is
acceptable, since it doesn't appear to interfere with anything.

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