SV: l hate rear disc brakes (AAAarghhhhhhh)

["Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>]

Remember one thing when I bought rebuild calipers for those that
had a non-function hand brake, the rebuilt unit had a bigger
spring and bigger hand brake lever. Looks like they try to fix
the problem.



Roland Johansson
Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
Http://hem.passagen.se/toker


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> Från: T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>
> Till: PreCORRADO@aol.com
> Kopia: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Ämne: Re: l hate rear disc brakes (AAAarghhhhhhh)
> Datum:  den 8 april 1999 10:24
> 
> 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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