what would cause the front caliper to sudenly just lock up like i had the emgency brake on when we all know that only locks te back brakes and this happened on my 96 ford thunderbird

Asked by Frank Jul 27, 2018 at 06:10 PM about the 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

what would cause  my brakes in the front  just to lock up out  the blue and then
release after some time. one of local auto parts said it might be brake lines are
getting corroded and to replace them well i bought them and caliper rebuild kits
to see if this will help what do u think?  

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firebird338 answered 5 years ago

In most cases when it locks up but over time releases the rubber brake line is the culprit.

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Frank answered 5 years ago

thanks i am going to put he new lines on and sense have he calipers off to replace the line i was going to kill two birds with one stone by rebuilding the calipers to

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