Posted by chriscase on Monday, September 18, 2006 at 10:29AM :
In Reply to: Spontaneous brake mal adjustment posted by Dave Hibberd on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at 10:11PM :
If the wheel cylinders are sticky, the brakes will rub enough to get hot, and overheat the fluid in the cylinders- to the point of boiling back up through the system...
Jack it up, and spin the wheels by hand to check if they rub, even when cold.
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