Rear Caliper Adjust, Parking Brake

[Kneale Brownson]

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At 10:04 PM 07/03/2002 -0500, Craig Johnson wrote:

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>     I just bought a 1986 5000 Cs Turbo Quattro that has been sitting for
> nearly 8 months.  I have only one problem with the car so far, which
> seems to be a common one.  My parking brake will not function at all.
>     I have replaced the cables, calipers, pads, and the adjusting
> bolt.  Everything is properly set, with the actuating levers pulling to
> their stops when the brake is engaged, and then returning when
> released.  There is little resistance with the parking level all the way
> to the upper stop.
>     From what I understand, this system is completely mechanical, and
> should not be affected by a pressure problem with the master cylinder (as
> one mechanic suggested).
>     Should I do anything with new calipers to help the
> self-adjusting?  Even out of the box, the calipers did not seem to
> respond when the actuating lever was turned (using a 1/4" allan key).
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Are these new new calipers or remanufactured ones?
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