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Originally Posted by ah-kay
My 83 300D had rear brake binding 3 times, it caught fire once. It only binds after the car is driven 30-50 miles. First with a good caliper from PNP, then with a rebuilt one from Peachparts, brake hoses were replaced as well. I had the master cylinder and the caliper ( 3rd unit ) replaced but so far not with enough mileage to be 100% sure the problem is fixed. The car is in Santa Cruz. Article about brake binding and probable reasons.
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Not to deviate from the original thread, but I thought I was respond to this. I had a similar problem, but with the front calipers on my 84 300D. The brakes would periodically stick on long drives. They would be fine for a few dozen miles, then I'd notice the car was considerably more sluggish and would run hot for a while because the front brakes were dragging, then they'd free up again. New calipers, brake hoses, and master cylinder did nothing. Turned out there was a large amount of brake fluid in the booster (presumably from a failed MC from the previous owner), and apparently the fluid was occasionally causing the booster to get "stuck" in the engaged position. Just a thought.
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