Brakes are locking up

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY
162,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MORTIZ66
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After driving a few miles i start to get a stiff feeling in the brake pedal and a dragging feeling in the brakes. it feels like my calipers are locking up, like if i'm driving with the hand brake put, and then brakes totally lock up . Weird thing is is that if i let the car sit for a while, more than a few hours or so, the car seems to be normal until i drive it again and i get the same problems.

Can anyone help??
May 12, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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CARADIODOC
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This is common when the booster push rod is sticking out too far, loosen the master cylinder mounting bolts 2 turns to see if the problem goes away then wind the pushrod inward.
Mar 5, 2021 at 11:08 AM
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