[V8] Rear caliper sticky problem

[Kneale Brownson]

There ARE reports you can pull out on the e-brake actuator arm and take
some emory cloth to the rusty rod that goes into the caliper, as well as
add some lubricant there.  The real fix is to disassemble the caliper and
clean out all the rust in the entire e-brake linkage chamber.  That chamber
gets filled with a lube that looks like a heavy petroleum jelly.  Of
course, this is assuming you've determined there is no hang-up in the
e-brake cables first.

At 11:32 PM 2/8/2004 -0500, CoultL at aol.com wrote:
>I just had this happen to my car today.  I pulled the wheel and was able to 
>coax the caliper back into life.  I did a little research and it seems that 
>the 
>problem is often that the e brake cam located on/in the caliper gets a little 
>rusty and seizes.  I didn't have the time to do it today but I read that 
>penetrating lube and some cleaning often remedies the problem.  Can anyone 
>give 
>any BTDTs on this topic?  Thanks.
>
>-Justin Lewis
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