Re: 5000s brake woes

[MHLIGGINS@aol.com]

	Just read the comments by Mike Arman and John Cunningham. Agree with 
both.
	We've had the caliper-lockup happen for both reasons. So it will be 
hard to diagnose long distance. But, due to the comment about the spongy 
brake feel, I would opt to replace the master cylinder first. Best bet, of 
course, is to do both the m.c. and the calipers. Reseal kits for the calipers 
are fairly cheap.
	Resealing the calipers is straightforward, as long as you can develop 
a method to get the rubber boot installed around the piston. The procedure we 
used is tough to describe, but we did slip the boot onto the piston then 
stuck the boot into the caliper and worked the "sealing ring" into it's place 
while holding the piston/boot/caliper in alignment. Fairly easy to do after 
you've done it a few times (BTDT). Would be easier if you had three hands 
about half the size of what most of us are blessed with.

	Later.
	--ml