Did you check the front brakes? hoses collapse inside over time and act as a
one valve keeping some pressure in the calipers
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From: "Glenwood E Morris" <gemorris@unity.ncsu.edu>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:30 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Another new 505 Owner
> Ok, I just now have gotten around to registering tags for my new 1984
> Xd3s 505 TurboDiesel sedan with 3 speed auto gearbox. It was given to
> me by my uncle and I have plans of converting it to use waste vegetable
> oil. However before I do that I need to fix a few problems.
>
> 1. Some kind of brake problem. The rear brakes seemed to be not
> working but the front brakes were working fine, however it felt like I
> was pulling a train behind me. I drove the car before we found and
> fixed a giant vaccum leak and it did not accelerate nearly this slow.
> So I took off the rear calipers, compressed them and lubed the rails and
> generally tried to get them unstuck. The drivers rear caliper had
> extreme uneven wear with the outside pad being worn down to a sliver of
> a triangle. Both calipers had holes or tears in the rubber
> seals/boots. After getting them working better (I thought) I drove the
> car and the exact same problem occured. So while driving I decided to
> pop the handbrake to see if anything wout happen. No difference, car
> didn't slow down any faster or react at all. Is this a stuck handbrake
> problem and what do I need to do first? I realize my rear calipers need
> replacing or rebuilding, what are my options on that? I'm assuming
> AutoZone doesn't carry rebuilt Peugeot calipers.
>
> 2. Speedometer doesn't work. What do I check first?
>
> Other than that the car got the excellent (yeah right) silver paint so
> it has a bit of surface rust, I'll get that taken care of as soon as I
> can drive the thing.
>
> Glenwood Morris
>
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