[V8] e-brake adjustment

[Roland Broberg]

My experience is that the cables are fairly easy to replace.  They are
likely frozen. They are not terribly expensive, in Audi terms.  I recall
about $40 but that was a couple of years ago.  Also likely is that the
caliper arm that the cable connects to is either frozen or close enough that
the spring will never release it even if you can free it up.  Calipers were
also not terribly expensive.  Once the cables and calipers were done I had a
like-new functioning E-brake system.   Still concerning is that you may also
have a frozen handle.

Roland Broberg
Broberg Engineering-BECO
90 V8Q, 93 100 CSQ
Delafield, Wisconsin USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gunter Lorberg" <glforensic at yahoo.com>
To: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: RE: [V8] e-brake adjustment


> Inoperational handbrake/emergency brake:
>
> Speaking of the handbrake/emergency brake, my lever has been stuck in the
flat and non-engaged position since I took ownership of the car over one
year ago...the e-brake does not work at all, and the lever feels as though
it's immovable even when pulling on it with a great deal of force.  The rear
brake pads are good at 90%.
>
> Short of rebuilding/replacing the rear calipers and the cables, are there
any tricks that I should be trying that have worked for others on the list?
>
> I personally could live without the e-brake, but it may prove difficult to
get the car certified and insured without an operational e-brake.
>
> Gunter
> 1990 V8 Q 145 000 miles
> Toronto
>
> "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> wrote:
> ... before messing around with the cable check the return springs at the
> rear calipers ... this is a pretty well known T44 shortcoming, but the
first
> time I saw it was on #2 ... the e-brake wasn't holding the car well even
at
> full extension. I think that the limited range may have impacted the
> self-adjustment mechanism ... or maybe it was something else ...
>
> My fuzzy recollection on the big list was that there was some European
Ford
> part that was compatible ... I'd do an archive search for "Granada" ...
> might get you the details. Me, the cheap ba$#@rd that I am, I took the
> return spring from the car and tried to make it provide a bit more tension
> on the cable ... so far, so good!
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > Anything special to adjusting the parking brake lever travel
> > on a 90 V8?
> >
> > Tighten the adjusting nut at the cable "Y"?
> >
> > Everything works, just the handle is too high when the brake
> > is applied.
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