Re: Rear calipers w/ E-brake trouble

[Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>]

There's really nothing you can do (that I know of). This is the one part
of the 16v that there's NO help for. What I did was to buy rebuilt
calipers and got the lifetime warranty that BigWheel Rossi (a chain here)
offers. My rebuilt calipers ALREADY don't have a working e-brake, and it
failed in less than a month. I'll take them back whenever I get around to
it. Seems like most people get more time out of them than that, but they
all fail eventually. The break works fine, but the e-brake sucks. My
mechanic (90 Cabrio with a 16v conversion) is looking into a completely
aftermarket solution, but hasn't gotten back to me yet. It'll probably be
expensive...

Neal

On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Brooke Fairbanks wrote:

> Howdy all, I'm new to the list so be gentle...   ...what's the deal with 
> the rear caliper E-brake return lever freezing up?  Is there a fix?  I've 
> removed the return spring, soaked pivot point w/ JB-80, and worked the 
> lever back & forth to help free it up.  I've also modified the return 
> spring to provide more tension to help release the E-brake.  It will 
> eventually freeze up over time...
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Brooke Fairbanks
> 87 Scirocco 16V
> 87 GTI 8V
> 95 Audi 90S
> 
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			Neal Tovsen


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