Had to add to rear caliper woes posts

Brett Dikeman brett at cloud9.net
Wed Nov 27 10:54:54 EST 2002


At 11:05 PM -0500 11/26/02, Ray Rollins wrote:
>Hi all,
>I just installed 2 rear calipers and disks on my 90 100Q and ran in to a new
>problem. The removal and install went well except for the e-brake cables. I
>have been messing around with the e-brake lever for a year taken the
>calipers apart about 3 times and never had a problem attaching the cables.
>With the new calipers I can't get enough cable length to get them on to the
>lever. Anyone have any btdt's on how to get them on.

Retract the lever all the way with pliers.

Important fact: do this BEFORE installing the rotor/pads and pumping
the brake to extend the piston; there has to be enough free space to
allow the piston to move freely.

Brett
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