Sticking rear calipers and parking brake

[kneale at knitknacks.com]

The cable shouldn't be pulling so hard on the parking brake actuating lever
that it'll wear through its housing.  You can free up the actuating lever
temporarily and even work a little lube into the caliper, but you've not
solved the problem.  You need to take the caliper apart and clean/relube
the parking brake assembly.  See  http://20v.org/brakere.htm




On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Dave Defferding
<MstrBlastr at comcast.net> wrote:
> I agree with Bernie, check the cable operation.  I replaced both of mine
as
> over time, they wear thru at the 90 deg bends near center of body/rear
axle
> and get rusty/stick.  For some time I carried a hammer with me and a pad,
> and knelt down, tapped the return post on the parking brake cam, each time
> the brake was set.  This was especially problematic in the winter.  New
> cables solved the problem.  The return spring on the P-brake is not
strong,
> so all parts have to be in good working order for the p-brake to release
> properly.  With the brake cable removed from the P-brake cam, you can turn
> it
> with a vise grip/pliers and test operation of that/lube at same time.
>
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