[V8] Rear caliper sticky problem

[Korn, Bob]

Had this happen on my 90.  Munched a new set of pads and rotor on one side,
turned out to be the e brake cable was hanging up.  You have to remove the
exhaust shield below the center u-joint of the drive shaft to get to the
cables and their adjustment point. The shield can be removed, at least on
mine, with a little sliding and maneuvering around the pipes. While your in
there be sure and lube the u-joint. This is a little tricky, I found that by
turning the grease zerk slightly, I could get the tip of my small grease gun
on it and give it a few pumps. I then turned it back to its original
position.
 

Bob

90 V8 Pearl 135K

-----Original Message-----
From: CoultL at aol.com [mailto:CoultL at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:33 PM
To: karlk at mainlandpc.org; v8 at www.audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] Rear caliper sticky problem


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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