['87 16v] rear brake noises

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

hey all-

sometime last year i was complaining about my rear brakes making a clinging 
noise as i drove. it's gotten progressively worse and just today (in the 
rain, on the street) i decided to figure out what's wrong. i had thought 
that maybe since the noise is now really loud, it was my brake pads 
completely worn out leaving clearance between the pads and rotor.

turns out, the tension spring that holds the rear brake pad away from the 
caliper was broken! one on each wheel. and both were the inner pads with 
the broken spring. so, i just broke off the remaining non-functional spring 
and now, no clinging!

now the next project is this: my parking brake lever stopped ratcheting and 
somehow is off-center. so i no longer use it. i think the lever is not 
seated properly anymore.. anyone have experience with this?

thanks
dave

(i'll post pics someday)


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