Re: l hate rear disc brakes (AAAarghhhhhhh)

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

PreCORRADO@aol.com wrote:
> 
> SNIFF SNIFF           What the hell smells l ask myself as l tool down the
> road.   Oh it's my rear calipers again.
> 
>             l replaced my rear calipers about this time last year and the
> year before that. The reason being the parking brake knuckles wouldn't return
> when l released the parking brake. Now they are up to the same ole crap.
> What's up with these things?  l think l use my parking brake way too much
> (intended use only). l seem to only get about 25,000 miles out of these BAD
> BOYS.   Tell me if you all know of any solutions. l  really don't wanna spend
> $160 on rear brakes for three consecutive years........  TIA
> 
> Marco     88 16V         84 wolfie


This sounds like such a common problem that I'm wondering if an
additional spring might be mounted on the brake assembly might help to
keep them in the reset position.

TBerk

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