[s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems

[Mark Strangways]

Whack the F***er with a hammer :-)
Ok, maybe not the best solution, but it's a hellava lotta fun and makes me
feel a bunch better.

Seriously, I doubt it's the cable. I seem to rebuild (or buy rebuilt)
calipers every other year for the back brakes. There seems to be an issue
with them seizing  up. I drove around last year with the right rear one a
bit seized, makes people hung back when you step on the brakes and the rear
end wiggles about the lane. Especially in snow.
I can always tell when one of the rears was going bad because the brake
pedal would firm up quite a bit. And ofcourse I could get the back to hang
out much easier.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:42 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems


> I just discovered that my right rear caliper seems to be partially stuck
> on. (Wheel is warm and I can smell a phenolic odour from the pads).  It
> is about -5 deg. C and snowing.  I thought the car was slowing rather
> quickly with "no" brakes and the clutch in.
>
> I presume that either it is an emergency brake cable issue or a caliper
> piston.  What is the usual/quickest diagnostic procedure?
>
> Dave F.
>
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