Brakes locking up

BRIANGILLEN

MEMBER
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
280,000 MILES

I just replaced the master cylinder because it had on brake pedal.

Now the brakes are locking up after I drive it for a while. If I remove the vacuum line from the brake booster it releases the pressure and unlocks the brakes. Obviously, I’d like a more convenient solution!

Any guidance anyone can give me about what’s going on and how to fix it would be appreciated.

Thanks, Brian.

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KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
18,907 POSTS

Assuming this was not happening prior, I suspect you have a faulty master cylinder.

More than likely what is happening is the master is getting stuck and when you remove the vacuum booster it is releasing the pedal.

You may get the same result if you pick up on the pedal.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-brake-master-cylinder

However, I can't get a good picture of the pedal assembly because it may not pull the pedal back. It may rely on master cylinder negative pressure which means the master is what returns the pedal. However, if it is getting stuck then it will not do this.

Basically, if this just started after replacing the master cylinder, I would suggest replacing it again as the parts store should exchange it for you.

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