Got to stop posting/boasting Was:rear caliper

[james accordino]

Thanks, Kneale.  The cables are new OEM (Ate or
Lemforder) I forget which.  I'm SURE the insides are
humped up again.  I'll try to track what kind of
time/results I get on this rebuild.  I know I still
have caliper kits, pin boot kits and the lower o-rings
for the piston post as well as some oil seals for the
e-brake lever shaft.

Jim Accordino

--- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:
> At 01:42 PM 11/23/2002 -0800, james accordino wrote:
> >Well the written word has once again bit me in the
> >a$$.  The rear calipers I rebuilt 65k? miles ago
> and
> >were working so beautifully no longer do.  Friday
> >morning 4:30 a.m. leave for work.  Drive about 5
> miles
> >to the coffee/fuel hole and right rear rotor is
> cherry
> >red.  Damn.  I KNOW what this means.  I had the
> >e-brake on all night.  While I'm getting my Joe and
> >then refueling, I debate my options.  Decide "screw
> it
> >and drive to work (118 miles).  No problems.
> Neither
> >coming home or going to work and back again today
> >(Sat.), plus my old high schools state playoff game
> >last night.  (We won! Yeah!)  Anyway so over 500
> miles
> >with no repeat of the problem and UNBELIEVABLY the
> >rotors not warped.  It's a Zimmerman.  I have only
> >used the e-brake twice for very short periods of
> time.
> >  I'm convinced the problem lies in the internals
> of
> >that mechanism.  Time to redo this.  When/if I find
> >where I put the snap ring installation tool I'll
> try
> >to take a pic. with my friends digi cam.  I guesss
> it
> >was time.
>
> I'd be glad to have the pix, Jim, but before you
> tear into the caliper, be
> sure the cables themselves operate OK.
>


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