Self Adjusting brakes <was: A4 VW's & Driving bare foot>

["Paul Krucke" <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>]

     Years ago, a local VW shop informed be that the rear brakes on a VW 
     are self adjusted along with the e-brake.  On drums, if you have ever 
     been in there is the wedge like piece, that is the self-adjuster, and 
     activating the e-brake assists in positioning it, thereby adjusting 
     optimally.  In order to have fully functional rear brakes, you must 
     have a working e-brake.  Rear disks are also adjusted via the e-brake, 
     and in general failure to use the e-brake on a rear disk car seems to 
     facilitate rear caliper seizure from my experience.
     
     Try this, I notice it most on my 16v with rear disks....Pull the 
     e-brake while moving and hit the brakes slightly after pulling and 
     holding the e-brake, your pedal feel should feel higher.
     
     DISCLAIMER:  I did not read this in the Bently's (of which I own 4) so 
     this may be the advice of a wrongly educated person. :)
     
     -Paul
     90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v
     87 Scirocco 16v
     87 Jetta GLi
     63 Bug


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Subject: Re: Heel & Toe <was: A4 VW's & Driving bare foot>
Author:  Riley McDowall <mcm@intergate.bc.ca> at TGATE
Date:    10/07/97 12.26 am


>Ah, well, for you it might not be quite the same but when I adjusted my 
>hand brake, the pedal feel got much better! Id say try that and see if 
>this has any effect for you. Let me know if this works.
>
>              Shawn Meze
     
I'm all ears!  Is this an adjustment done where the cables attach to the 
handbrake lever, or is it done back at the calipers?  I always thought the 
calipers adjusted themselves, but then I read recently that the 
self-adjustment can only cover so wide a range...
     
cheers...
     
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