So, a month ago right before the Idaho trip I spun a rear drum in Delta on my way KCW. Anyway, got that fixed but the other night I was going back to Delta to see a friend when my brakes completely lock up on the highway. I’m going to tear everything apart in a few hours after work and I wanted some thoughts/input perhaps from those in the know…..
About a mile outside Delta I could begin to smell brakes burning. At first I thought it was the truck that past. But the smell got worse. As I enter town, it feels as though my brakes have completely lock up. The pedal was all the way up, but there was ZERO movement. I pull off the side of the road pointing slightly uphill. As I get out there is putrid smoke coming out from behind all four wheels and the hubcaps and wheels are EXTREMELY hot. I sat on the side of the road waiting for things to cool down, and when halfway cool enough I crawl under the bus but don’t see anything out of the norm other that a piece of that stretchy, green landscaping tape had somehow wrapped itself super tight around the master cylinder.
Anyway, I cut the tape from around the master cylinder off and was able to roll it about ten feet in reverse which seemed to unlock the brakes a bit and gave me a little bit of pedal, although still incredibly tight. After letting it cool down a bit more over a beer i was able to drive it home (20 miles) with no issues, other than the incredibly tight pedal.
Any ideas? Ive never heard of all four wheels locking up like that on their own, it was like they activated by themselves.
