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Old 05-16-2016, 04:17 PM   #5
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over adjusted?

Nicholas, several years ago i ran into something that may be related to your problem...

After replacing the master cylinder (on a X1/9) and bleeding the brakes everything was working properly, but after several miles the front brakes started to lock by themselves and when I inspected the front axle the rotors were way too hot (actually they where smoking)

However once the car cooled off, the rotors started to rotate again..., the problem was that I had adjusted the rod that connects the pedal to the master cylinder too much (it was too tight) and when the fluid got hot, it expanded and applied pressure to the pistons on the caliper, increasing the play of the pedal a bit allowed the master cylinder to operate properly when the fluid got hot.

Again, this may not be your case, but is simple to check and re-adjust.

Good luck!
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