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Boiling brake fliud with continous braking when driving

1999 Ford Puma.
On a long jouney the brakes seem to be acting without any pressure on the pedal so they start to slow the car (or mean the engine has to work harder) leading to boiling brake fliud and engine over heating. Had this problem when first bought the car (and didn't know what was casing engine over heating) until one day brakes failed completely. Ford garage found ''problem'' with brakes and fixed - has worked fine for last 9 years. Had 100,000 service last week and garage replaced brake pads but also the brake pipes were corroded and replaced them. Now this problem has returned. Short journey are fine.

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Have the repair shop check the clearance between the brake pad and the caliper, if it is to tight, the heat will cause the brake to be in contact with the caliper w/o any brake action.

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Your calipers are hanging up and causing the brakes to drag and hence heat up.  Is your emergency brake working OK and releasing properly

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