Re: [16v Tech] Rear caliper install

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

Sounds like you need to adjust your parking brake cables Neal!

Eric


On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Neal Tovsen wrote:

> 
> Hey y'all!
> 
> I just replaced the rear calipers on my 16v with some remanufactured ones.
> Now that they're on, my brake pedal seems to travel a LONG way before the
> brakes engage. Yes, I bled the whole system after the install with Castrol
> fluid. Twice to make sure.
> 
> They seem to work fine once they engage, but there isn't much room left
> before the pedal hits the floor, so it makes me nervous. Anybody know what's
> wrong? It wasn't like this before, and I've put used calipers on my other
> 16v and had no problems. Could it be the new calipers?
> 
> Not as important, but the parking brake SUCKS too. I can pull it up pretty
> hard, but it doesn't hold the car. With the car jacked-up, you can turn the
> wheels fairly easily with your hands. I have yet to see a working parking
> brake on a 16v...
> 
> Neal
> 
> 
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