E-brake froze up

[jesper moreau]

Ah, the ebrake. Who hasn't experienced problems with those on our
15-25 year old cars.
I have a type 44, I believe we use the same system (just like your old
'86). The cables would probably be the lesser part of the problem. It
sounds like your rear calipers are freezing up. They could probably
use to be cleaned up and rebuilt. I know they have rebuild kits out
there and or you can buy them seperately. each rear caliper has a main
piston seal, boot and two carrier guide pin boots.

They are quite easy to rebuild yourself. If you need help, feel free
to ask. I have rebuilt so many of them. Mine currently work flawlessly
on my '86 and I rebuilt them 4 1/2 years ago.

after that, you may want to look into replacing your E-brake cables. I
got mine from germanautoparts.com (call them 518-899-7807 and tell
them jesper sent you) you can pick them up for 19 bucks for the left
cable, 30 for the right ... $49.00 was the best price I could find for
brand new german OEM cables (and I researched!!!)
HTH

Jesper Moreau
'88 5KTQ rocket
'86 5KTQ stocket


On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:07:55 -0700, Dennis Unsworth <unzie at ixi.net> wrote:
> The e-brake, '90 200TQ has been froze up since the weather turned wintry
> several weeks ago. I had the same problem on the '86 5kTQ - when the weather
> turned cold and wet or snowy, the e-brake applied just find, but wouldn't
> release completely. After driving around a while it would finally let go. On
> the 200TQ, I don't even set it when it gets cold. The handle feels very
> stiff in the cold, like something could break if I pulled hard on that
> handle.
> 
> Three below this morning, with a winter storm warning and a low forecast
> tomorrow night of 18 below. In this weather, it really helps to let the car
> warm up a bit at idle and it's common for people to leave the car running
> while doing errands. It's the time of year when the e-brake would normally
> get quite a bit of use. Dousing the calipers with light oil last winter did
> not help. The e-brake cables were replaced before I bought it 2-1/2 years
> ago. Any 'been there-fixed that' out there? Ideas?
> 
> Dennis
> 
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