HandBrake - 5000 CSTQW

[Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN)]

Tony,

Thanks for the reply.  I guess I need to pull the wheels off again and take
a closer look.  I had my hands on all of this, and saw no obvious problems,
however, I wasn't looking for any either.

Come to think of it, one of the calipers adjustment 12mm hex hole was
corroded enough that I had to force a 13mm into it.

I'll try applying some of that bendix brake component lube that I never know
what "moving parts" to apply to.

Regards,

Ben
'87 5Kcstqw

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Lum [mailto:tlum at flash.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 1:16 PM
To: Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN)
Subject: Re: HandBrake - 5000 CSTQW


At 08:54 AM 8/31/00 -0400, you wrote:

>The handbrake on my '87 5000 cstqw has been marginal, and only holding on a
>relatively flat surface.  I cleaned the rotors with some brakecleen awhile
>back and that helped for awhile.
>
>I finally got around to installing new rotors and pads, even though the old
>ones weren't all that worn.
>
>Now I find I have virtually no handbrake at all.  It seems there is plenty
>of tension in the handbrake cable, and I'm wondering if there is some kind
>of adjustment(not adding tension to the main cable) I must make to get the
>handbrake to work properly.  The Bently wasn't entirely clear, and
suggested
>only having to loosten (not tighten) some adjusting cog at the calipers if
>the pads were changed.
>
>I didn't take a long hard look at the hardware as I didn't expect a
problem,
>but the cables, etc. seemed to be just fine - no rust etc.
>
>Any suggestions for a quick fix?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ben Swann
>'87 5kcstqw
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Hi Ben,

I'd take a look at the lever arms (on the calipers) the cables are attached 
to.  They must be free to move.  Many reports of these seizing up due to
rust.

HTH,

--
Tony
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Tony Lum                                  1987 5000CS Turbo Quattro
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.                1985 4000CS Quattro
Audi Owner/Driver/Mechanic by Necessity ;^)   1980 5000S Sedan
QCUSA Member #6885                             1987.5 Coupe GT
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