Rear Calibers addendum

[mike]

And I think there is a stronger spring which might help. As I recall it’s a Ford part


--- On Wed, 11/6/08, Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Rear Calibers addendum
> To: "Kneale Brownson" <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>, "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com>, Urq at audifans.com, audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com, quattro at audifans.com, w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, 11 June, 2008, 1:23 AM
> There's a bit more information about rebuilding to go
> with those pix at 
> http://www.20v.org/brakprob.htm#handbrake
> 
> Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  The
> parking brake activation fails to release because the
> chamber in which the parking brake lever resides gets
> corroded up with rust.
> 
> If you look at the drawing at http://20v.org/brakere.htm
> the item that gets rusty and binds is #13. Scroll down to
> near the bottom of the page and you'll see an example
> of a rusty one.
> 
> Only way to fix this completely is to take the caliper
> apart, clean out the rust, relubricate with a caliper
> lubricant and reassemble. If you can get the lever to
> release and then never apply the parking brake again, the
> rears won't seize up any more. Some folks have reported
> temporary relief from the seizing while still using the
> parking brake by pulling the lever as far out of its
> chamber as possible (like an 1/8th inch), cleaning off the
> rust and applying lots of something like Kroil or PB
> Blaster. I found that process very temporary. The only VAG
> product in my yard (which includes four Audis) that I use
> the parking brake on regularly is the VW diesel, which has
> drum rears.
> 
> 
> 
> Max Hoepli wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Only my rear left caliber seizes after the handbrake has
> been set for a long
> time.
> 
> Will the rear left seize if I apply the hydraulic brake
> hard and/or for a
> longer time?
> 
> Patient: 1986 Type 44 Turbo Quattro
> Max
> 
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