1960 Chevy Bel Air brake will not release

1960 CHEVROLET BEL AIR
69,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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RICK1947
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We are working on a 1956 chevy, with new brakes, after driving a few miles, the brakes lockes up on it . We waited aa few minutes, 10-25 minutes they released themselves. We took the brake drums off an stept on the brakes, they expanded put did not released. So we took a mallet an taped on the brakes, to get them to released the preasure an close, but they did not.
A friend says that the problem is in the master cyclinder because he thinks one of the holes in pluged an not released the presure.
What do you think?
Rick
rge47@frontiernet.net
Jun 20, 2009 at 9:52 AM
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LOUT5369
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Do you still have the single line master cyl on this car? Are all the brakes locking or just rears? if just rear brakes I would replace the rubber line at the T-fitting on the differential,It sounds like the hose is collapsing internally.Good Luck,Nice Car,Lou
Jul 24, 2009 at 6:35 AM
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