E-brake jam (archives down)

[haygood@aemail4u.com (Haygood)]

Thanks.  I talked to Potter.  He said that A3 calipers are the way to go  The rebuild kits apparently don't rebuild the e-brake portion of the caliper, just the piston.  So I'll try and find some A3 brakes.

--- Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>its a known failure on the A1 rear disc brakes,
>most upgrade to A2 or A3 calipers (flipping them
>upside down and the issue never comes back, I am sure
>a few on the list have done this in the past...
>
>other than ordering a new or reman one, I dont thin
>there is an actual rebuild kit for them anymore.
>
>--- Haygood <haygood@aemail4u.com> wrote:
>> Hi all.  Our archives seem to not be searchable, so
>> I was hoping for some solutions to the age-old
>> jammed e-brake/rear caliper problem.  One of my
>> rears siezes whenever the e-brake is applied, and
>> can be mostly released by prying (gently of
>> course!:) ) the caliper's lever out.  What's the
>> solution?
>> 
>> I know not using the e-brake is one, but I need it,
>> and my wife won't remember not to use it (and I
>> might not, either).  
>> 
>> So how to fix caliper?  Rebuild kit?  These calipers
>> are only like 3 years old (PO installed rebuilt
>> calipers, I think). 
>> 
>> BH
>> 
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