Re: HELP; front brake lock up

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Robert Russell say:

>         on the way to Boston saturday the 89 200q steering wheel started to
> shake big time at 65 mph and the car had no power. I went to pull over in
> the breakdown lane with the car out of gear, it stopped by it self. I waited
> a few mins and started out again, the car was under some strain. then it
> sounded like a burp and the car took off, but not for long. less than 5 mins
> or so same thing happened.  while struggling along I decided to dis-able the
> anti lock, turning the switch on and off had some impact. I made it to the
> house. the right front break was very hot and a little smokey. Ilet the car
> sit and cool it was very hot. when I went to move it in reverse I heard a
> clunk and the car moved freely. I drove home today with anti lock off the
> whole way with no problems.

Possibly a mounting bolt is busted (or just loose) causing the caliper
to swing around and grab the rotor sideways. Backing up pushed the
caliper back into position.

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