e-brake question

[Konstantin Bogach]

These girls should get it once and for all:   I am not going to spend all my
time with them. I will play tennis. Once a week. Sometimes. The rest of time ...
oh, well...  they need SOME attention too.

Konstantin Bogach
200tq '89
200tqa '89

Fred Munro wrote:

> Hi Konstantin;
>
> Before you pull the caliper, try driving the cam in with a dead-blow hammer.
> I've had to use a hammer at times to move the cam back in until the lube
> works it's way down the shaft. You don't need to bash it - a sharp tap
> should do the trick. Leaving the cam sitting out while you played tennis may
> have resulted in it "sticking" in the out position - plus the car probably
> feels you don't love it anymore, so be prepared for trouble :o)
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Konstantin Bogach" <kbogach at comcast.net>
> To: "Jim Haseltine" <Jim at ur-q.freeserve.co.uk>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: e-brake question
>
> > 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
> >
> >