Question1985 toyota pickup, 4 speed, carb. 22r, 130k
1. front brakes, both, get hot and lock up.
2. original problem was a wiped inner bearing, drivers side. all bearings replaced on both front wheels. brakes were fine before bearing repair, but lock up after about 4 miles.
3. replaced both front calipers, both lock up even quicker. (pads were fine, did not replace)
4. brakes remained locked up even after they cooled off for a day...had to 'burp' the bleeder valves...about a teaspoon of fluid shot out and then truck ran fine up to the local repair shop.
5. repair shop replaced both front brake hoses, verifed and re-adjusted wheel bearings, excercised calipers and bled brakes. Truck drove fine until two days and 20 miles later when it locked up hard again.
5. help
AnswerThere may be a problem with the master cylinder, have the master cylinder rod in the vacuum boster checked for proper clearance, the master cylinder has to be removed and there is a special tool to measure the clearance between the master cylinder pushrod and the master cylinder piston, if this is not the problem replace the master cylinder.