[s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems

[Richard Tanimura]

Dave,

My parking brakes freeze on me about once a year. I think the construction
allows the axel of the e-brake arm to corrode or atleast bind inside the
caliper. When you release the hand brake, the spring is not strong enough to
over come the binding and your brakes stay clamped.

If your wheel won't rotate try using a small hammer to tap the e-brake arm
back into the "brake off" position. It usually snaps back. If you see the
brakes release, you will have to do some R&R on the p-brake axel shaft.

One solution seems to be getting a heavier spring for the e-brake release
mechanism. It was posted a while ago. I think if was a Ford part.

Rich

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From: s-car-list-bounces+richard=tanimuras.com at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces+richard=tanimuras.com at audifans.com]On Behalf
Of Dave Forgie
Sent: den 6 januari 2004 23:43
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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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