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Old 10-14-2014, 10:02 PM   #14
777stickman
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Re: '89 C2500 rear brakes lock up

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Originally Posted by Schurkey View Post
A proportioning valve does not activate until the pressure is quite high. Therefore, no proportioning valve action at typical mild- to medium-braking.
Maybe the shuttle on the P/Valve, for some reason has blocked off the fronts??

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There's nothing in the master cylinder that can provide excess pressure to the rear brakes.
But there are two tanks for front & rear on the M/C and one piston. If the front seal is bypassing it could lead to less press on the fronts and more to the backs.

Which leads into your last quote

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Might be that the front brakes are somehow weak, leading to over-use of the rears.
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