Re: Caliper question -Reply

[Gary Webster <GARY@synaxis.com>]

Thanks.  Sorry, I should have mentioned that I had the cables replaced
last year.

GKW

>>> <PDQSHIP@aol.com> 01/05/95 02:01pm >>>
Make sure the caliper is the problem.  This sounds like a brake cable
problem to me...  If you inspect the cables and find that the black cable
coating has been cut, chances are the cables are at fault... the cables
are a sealed unit and water will wash the lubricant off the cable then the
cable starts to rust, then stick.  Cables are expensive, and I can tell you
that they are a
B**** to install, but this is cheaper than replacing or rebuilding
(recommended, rebuilding brakes is no rocket science) the caliper.  if
you find that the weather is a little cold for the cable repair, it's pretty
easy to disconnect the cable at the bad caliper, but I wouldn't park on
too many hills this way!

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