Need rear caliper..........w/ a good E-BRAKE!!!!

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

I am not much help, I don't know...  If I were you, I would only test the e-
brake with it on the car, esp. since they are so finicky...  A pain in the 
ass, but since this fix is supposed to work.....

LMK how it goes...

David Utley

Quoting "Leach, Michael" <michael.leach@lmco.com>:

> Thanks I will try it tonight.  
> 
> Do you know how the e-brake should work when it is off of the car?  Should I
> expect some resistance and see the piston move when I turn the lever or
> what?
> 
> Michael Leach
> MH-60R Integration and Test
> Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
> Owego, NY 13827
> 607-751-7542
> FAX 751-6198
> michael.leach@lmco.com <mailto:michael.leach@lmco.com> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Utley [mailto:mr.utility@highstream.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:00 AM
> To: Leach, Michael
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Need rear caliper..........w/ a good E-BRAKE!!!!
> 
> 
> I have heard of a 'fix' for these sticky calipers.  I have passed it on to 
> several folks, and heard a good response, but the details are sketchy... 
> :-(
> 
> With the caliper free of the rotor/pads, rotate the piston the -wrong- way a
> 
> quarter turn...  Lightly rap it with a hammer (yo!)...  Rotate the -wrong-
> way 
> another quarter turn, the rap again (break it down)...  NOW, rotate the
> piston 
> as per normal, and it should go back in as per normal...
> 
> I realize that the piston could be seized because of some contamination in
> the 
> bore, and not because of the E-brake adjustment not working properly.  If
> that 
> is the case, this will not help you at all...  However, hopefully it IS just
> 
> the E-brake mechanism gone off, and you can save yourself some money and 
> time...!
> 
> Cheers,
>   David Utley
> 
> Quoting "Leach, Michael" <michael.leach@lmco.com>:
> 
> > I am sure any of you who live in a state where there are yearly
> inspections
> > can feel my pain.  I need to get my e-brake working to pass inspection!!!
> > 
> > I am looking for a caliper that will fit my 16v.  I do not care what
> > condition it is in once I pass inspection the red painted caliper is going
> > back on anyway.  A2 or A3 caliper should be fine too I guess.  I went
> through
> > this issue last year and could not get my e-brake to work....and drove
> > without an inspection all year.  I really do not want to do that for
> another
> > year!! 
> > 
> > Michael Leach
> > MH-60R Integration and Test
> > Lockheed Martin Federal Systems
> > Owego, NY 13827
> > 607-751-7542
> > FAX 751-6198
> > michael.leach@lmco.com <mailto:michael.leach@lmco.com>
> > 
> > 
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> 
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