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Old 09-23-2007, 03:06 PM
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Default Binding Brakes - any suggestions?
I have Baer brakes on the front of a newly built Cobra, with 13" rotors, and they stop the car just fine...BUT TOO FINE.

After driving the car for a couple of miles, the front brakes just seize up solid, REALLY bad. It gets worse the more you drive them...horrible smell coming from them, and the minute you take your foot off the accelerator, they cause the car to just stop instantly...'very disconcerting' is an understatement. Jack up the front end and the wheels are completely locked.

Leave them to cool down, and the next day, the wheels rotate perfectly again.

Anyone have ANY idea what might be causing this?

Glyn
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