e-brake question

[Kneale Brownson]

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I'd try to drive the lever back into place with a "tap-it-gently"
(hammer).   The rod mentioned as possibly dislodged can't go anywhere that
I can figure out and presses against a spring-loaded feature into which the
opposite end from the one contacting the lever fits.

However, as someone else noted, squirting a solvent/lubricant into the
space where the lever fits is likely to contaminate the lubricating paste
placed into the cavity when the caliper is assembled.  Brake fluid is not
supposed to reach that cavity either.  A proper "fix" is to strip out the
caliper, clean up the corroded parts, replace the rubber seal if it's not
intact and reassemble with the correct lubricant in place.

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At 07:02 PM 02/18/2002 -0500, Konstantin Bogach wrote:

>Can it be fixed if I dislodged the rod? How difficult to rebuild a cliper? Is
>it big saving compare to buying a rebuilt caliper?
>
>Konstantin Bogach.
>
>Jim Haseltine wrote:
>
> > ----- 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
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