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Old 02-10-2008, 07:57 PM   #3
catvents
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Re: windstar drum brakes

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Originally Posted by lord Kelvin
Bad wheel cylinder.

How do I know....because the exact thing happened to me about a month ago. After fighting this for an hour or so, I had the wife press the break pedal while I held the shoes with my hands. Only one side of the wheel cylinder was working. The other was frozen almost in the fully seated position, but not quite.

Be sure to completely flush the brake lines BEFORE putting on the new cylinder because it's probably quite ugly. And you might as well replace both sides...I did. As I recall, they only cost $12 each.

Good luck!!!
Yes, exactly the same for me, on both side, frozen on one side of the cylinder; get 2 new cylinder, this will cure the problem.
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