Brake problem 1989 Le ..HELP

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frasser-at-gmail-dot-com - 24 May 2008 23:00 GMT

Hey its a great car .. my late fathers .. so I want to get it
going ..its been sitting awhile

I pulled the emergency brake too hard and it stuck on !! Then I tried
to get the brake to release by putting on the juice brakes but a line
burst (centre rear) I took the rear wheels off to see if I could free
the hubs but the calipers seem ok .. the inner hub moves... one side
emergency brake line has been cut.

I can't move the car out of underground garage because the wheels are
locked !! ... I suppose the front wheels are locked as well or have an
em.brake there too ..??

Yup the engine revs .. seems no power will turn those wheels ..
transmission is locked ?? no fluid? not sure .. any help or where to
look ??

thanks a lot for all help
Fraser

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ransley - 25 May 2008 12:08 GMT

On May 24, 5:00 pm, frasser-at-gmail-dot-com <fras...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey its a great car .. my late fathers .. so I want to get it
> going ..its been sitting awhile
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> thanks a lot for all help
> Fraser

Its an old car the brake line was rusted as was mine when it broke,
and the fuel line will do the same soon, it may only be the rear
brakes locked. but you CAN NOT drive it anyway, you have no brakes ,
the fluid is leaking on the hydraulic and the parking brake doesnt
work. You have to fix it in place meaning replacing the brake line and
freeing up the parking brake. See if you can get it towed

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frasser-at-gmail-dot-com - 26 May 2008 18:44 GMT

> On May 24, 5:00 pm, frasser-at-gmail-dot-com <fras...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
[quoted text clipped - 24 lines]
> work. You have to fix it in place meaning replacing the brake line and
> freeing up the parking brake. See if you can get it towed

Thanks .. looks like I need to take calipers off to free the wheels ..
wow .. never such a problem with drum brakes. I think the front brakes
should work ..double master cylinder.. one for front one for rear.
Being underground adds complication to get towed .. just need to get
to street

thx
fr

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johngdole@hotmail.com - 27 May 2008 02:53 GMT

If the hydraulic line broke then the piston may have stuck in the
applied position. Do BOTH brake discs rotate? If so your parking
brakes are free. Remove the caliper if you need to and rotate the hub.
That way if the caliper is in the applied position you'll know which
one. Needless to say you can raise one rear wheel at a time while
exercise necessary caution. Of course if the brake line broke then
it's not safe to drive.

The steel parking brake lines are easy to replace if you're
mechanically inclined or have a friend who is. You can order hydraulic
lines from the dealer or parts store and flush/bleed the system free
of air.

On May 24, 3:00 pm, frasser-at-gmail-dot-com <fras...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey its a great car .. my late fathers .. so I want to get it
> going ..its been sitting awhile
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> thanks a lot for all help
> Fraser

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ransley - 27 May 2008 12:36 GMT

On May 24, 5:00 pm, frasser-at-gmail-dot-com <fras...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey its a great car .. my late fathers .. so I want to get it
> going ..its been sitting awhile
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> thanks a lot for all help
> Fraser

I dont think so, when my 91 camry brake line broke i was on the road
with NO brakes except a handbrake-parkingbrake. You will have No brake
and will crash after a few pedal pumps.

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ransley - 28 May 2008 12:55 GMT

On May 24, 5:00 pm, frasser-at-gmail-dot-com <fras...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey its a great car .. my late fathers .. so I want to get it
> going ..its been sitting awhile
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
> thanks a lot for all help
> Fraser

I forgot to say, I Did Crash when my line broke, and there was no
warning, but not bad, and I made it home with the parking brake

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