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Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat? Miltown #1034580 06/09/2014 10:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 Massachusetts S Sparky1 New Guy
Sparky1 New Guy S Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 34 Massachusetts	Paul, I have had the master cylinder cause the brakes to drag by not releasing all the way. The brakes heated up the fluid and the brakes came on until the truck sat and cooled off. Replaced the master and problem solved.

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'51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Miltown	06/09/2014 4:38 AM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Sparky1	06/09/2014 10:45 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	DavidF	06/10/2014 2:59 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	ojh	06/10/2014 6:10 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Miltown	06/11/2014 3:42 AM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Roy Rodgers	06/11/2014 4:50 AM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Volfandt	06/11/2014 1:54 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	DavidF	06/11/2014 2:20 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Pre '68 Dave	06/11/2014 3:14 PM
Re: '51 3600 brakes hold pressure due to exhaust heat?	Miltown	06/12/2014 1:16 AM

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