[200q20v] sticking caliper
Kneale Brownson
knotnook at traverse.com
Mon Aug 21 10:56:12 EDT 2000
I'd be interested in knowing how you go about stripping out the innards of
the caliper if you try it, Brett. After removal of the piston (it just
screws off the stud it screws in and out on), you're looking at the stud
coming through what looks to be a washer held in place by a circlip that's
too far in to be manipulated by any of the circlip pliars in my assortment.
I think the mechanism by which the parking brake lever transfers pressure
to the cylinder is buried behind that washer, and I think that's where the
problem of sticky rear calipers lies.
At 10:05 PM 08/20/2000 -0400, Brett Dikeman wrote:
>I suppose at this point I have nothing to loose from completely removing
>it from the car, "benching" it and ripping it completely apart; I wanted
>to avoid that, but it's either overhaul it or replace it with a rebuilt,
>and either way, it's gotta come off...<sigh>.
>
>Brett
>'91 200q20v
>--
>----
>Brett Dikeman Systems Engineer
More information about the quattro
mailing list