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Lockup advice?
truly. i hope nobody thinks i grease up brakes on a regular basis!
this was a desperation move.
somebody earlier posted this advice:
"Anyone remember Chris DeLong? He told me some years ago of how to
fix 'jammed rear 16V calipers'. He said he took them apart and
figured out how they work. The E-brake part of the caliper is driven
by a worm-drive screw that is engaged to the piston. Apparently, the
two get cocked, and that is why the freeze-up. The Cure: Screw the
piston out a full turn, then lightly rap the caliper body with a
small hammer, repeat both steps again, then screw in the piston as
per normal. He told me once he figured this out that he had not had
any trouble since. This is all second-hand info, but I consider the
source solid. At this point, I have yet to test it, but I would be
interested in hearing any experience either way..."
I think I shall try performing this procedure. Any special tools I
will need? I've not done VW brake calipers before, so this could get
interesting.
Do I have any hope of getting the pads at the local auto parts store?
blake/
On Sep 11, 2005, at 11:30 , Larry Fry wrote:
> I have the stock rear A1 calipers on my MkII. The car has 220,000+
> miles. The rear brakes have not given me any trouble (just hexed
> myself...?)
> Take the calipersapart and restore them to working conditions. I'm
> about half-convinced that if the e-brakes are USED on a daily
> basis, they will work forever.
>
> Oh, the second step for you should be new pads on those brakes that
> were treated with WD-40....
>
> Larry
> sandiego16v
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Irvin" <blake@clockworm.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:12 AM
> Subject: Re: Lockup advice?
>
>
>
>> Yep - the next step will be lots of break cleaner to wash out the
>> lube. I guess I need to take apart the caliper assembly? Can
>> anyone tell me, if the stock A1 caliper is so bad, if it's even
>> worth trying to fix it? Should I just ask the current owner to
>> knock the price down equivalent to the new calipers for rear wheels?
>>
>> blake/
>>
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>> On Sep 11, 2005, at 8:42 , Larry Fry wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Just sounds like the ebrake mechanism on that caliper is
>>> locked. Pull the wheel, take a look, and start playing with
>>> stuff....
>>> Oh, and no more WD40 on the rotors, okay?
>>>
>>> Larry
>>> sandiego16v
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Irvin"
>>> <blake@clockworm.com>
>>> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:43 AM
>>> Subject: Lockup advice?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> OK - the '88 16v I'm getting has been sitting for about 5
>>>> months. Won't roll in neutral. Right rear wheel is the one
>>>> skidding when we push the car. Tried spraying WD-40-ish stuff
>>>> on the right brake disk/ caliper, still no luck. Any ideas?
>>>> I'm not going to finish paying for the car until this is
>>>> resolved, naturally...
>>>>
>>>> I disengaged the e-brake cabling just in case that was the cause.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> blake/
>>>>
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