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the pad could have just bound temporarily, or the slides that the =
caliper rides on perhaps.
as for the lines, if you think thats the problem, i would chang =
fluid/bleed.
Al
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tony Morehead=20
To: list=20
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 2:08 PM
Subject: help - parking brake problems
here's the story: =20
for 2 nights in a row i went to my friend's house and parked in =
the road (using the hand brake) for a few hours. =20
both nights when i left, the driver's side rear caliper would not =
release. i tried going forward and backwards but it didnt let go. =20
i drove about 3 miles to my other friend's house and parked again =
(leaving the car in gear instead of using the e-brake). the left rear =
rotor was glowing bright orange when i got out. after a few hours =
without the e-brake engaged, the caliper was released and i went home.
i took it to the mechanic yesterday and he could not get the =
brake to stick shut for anything. no problems whatsoever.
the only difference between what he did and what i did is that it =
was much colder when the problem happened. any ideas? could there be! =
water freezing in my brake line? has this happened to anyone else =
before?
tia,
-tony
1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the pad could have just bound =
temporarily, or the=20
slides that the caliper rides on perhaps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>as for the lines, if you think thats =
the problem, i=20
would chang fluid/bleed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dwolfsburg16v2k2@yahoo.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> help - parking brake=20
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<P>here's the story: <BR> for 2 nights =
in a row=20
i went to my friend's house and parked in the road (using the hand =
brake) for=20
a few hours. <BR> both nights when i =
left, the=20
driver's side rear caliper would not release. i tried going =
forward and=20
backwards but it didnt let go. <BR> i =
drove=20
about 3 miles to my other friend's house and parked again (leaving the =
car in=20
gear instead of using the e-brake). the left rear rotor was =
glowing=20
bright orange when i got out. after a few hours without the =
e-brake=20
engaged, the caliper was released and i went =
home.<BR> =20
i took it to the mechanic yesterday and he could not get the brake to =
stick=20
shut for anything. no problems =
whatsoever.<BR> =20
the only difference between what he did and what i did is that it was =
much=20
colder when the problem happened. any ideas? could there =
be! water=20
freezing in my brake line? has this happened to anyone else =
before?</P>
<P>tia,<BR>-tony</P><BR><BR>1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco
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