e-brake question

[james accordino]

Is that with disassembly, or just cleaning the exposed
part of the shaft?  If you take them apart and nothing
is badly corroded/rusted, thorough cleaning and lube
(I used Mobil 1 Synth. grease) lasts quite a while.  2
yrs. and counting.

Jim Accordino

--- Fred Munro <munrof at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> The lubricant that I've found works best on the
> ebrake cams is FluidFilm.
> Don't know what's in it (says "wool wax formula"
> whatever that means), but
> it displaces water, creeps like crazy, doesn't get
> sticky or dry out, and
> stays put. Cleaning up the cam shafts and lubing
> well with FluidFilm is good
> for a year of trouble-free operation. By then the
> cams are getting sticky
> and it's time for another service. I think the only
> thing that would really
> fix this problem would be stainless steel cam
> shafts.
> I've tried motorcycle chain lube and anti-corrosion
> lubes on the cams, but
> FluidFilm has worked the best so far.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>


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