e-brake question

[james accordino]

I think you may have jammed the little "pill" that
accuates the piston.  The seal for the cam is just for
keeping water/debris out and some sort of grease in.
I used Mobil 1 synthetic.  The seal can be had at any
bearing supply house.  Really cheap.  Like $2. per.  I
forget the size offhand, but it's something like 12mm
x 16mm x 6mm.  Don't quote me.  You can either remove
and measure or just bring it in and they'll measure
it.  It's just a standard oil/grease seal.

Jim Accordino

--- Konstantin Bogach <kbogach at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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 noticed some rubber seal on the cam.  Does it seal
> brake fluid insided
> the caliper?
> The seal is in bad shape. Is it replacable?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Konstantin Bogach
> 200tq  '89
> 200tqa '89
>


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