e-brake question

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Konstantin Bogach" <kbogach at comcast.net>


> I tried to clean e-brake cams today using instructions on www.urs4.com
> by Fred Munro (very good instructions with pics).  When I pried one cam
> out (~1/2'', after removing bolt and spring), sprayed penetrating oil,
> turned it on/off several times and had to stop working as friends came
> and I could not refuse to play tennis.  Because I don't have garage I
> had to put everything back together.  I was not able to push cam back in
> even though it rotates freely.  I did not use anything abrasive yet to
> clean the cam, just wiped it with cloth.  I pushed really hard but in
> vain. Could it be something worse  than corroded surface?

I think that 1/2" is a bit too far, you may have dislodged the piston
operating rod inside the caliper. I'd suspect that's why you can't push the
cam back in.

>
> I noticed some rubber seal on the cam.  Does it seal brake fluid insided
> the caliper?
> The seal is in bad shape. Is it replacable?

Yes and Yes. Problem is finding them, AFAIK they are only avalable in some
Girling caliper re-seal kits.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine