RE: rear caliper --no ebrake////

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>I have had this problem before, and from what i remember i had to use a 
hammer, and with medium force striking i hit the piston about 3 times and 
then compressed it and it worked fine. It probably is operator error cause 
when i did it myself i had them give me 5 different new calipers and even 
the one from the dealer wouldnt work right and it turns out i was doing some 
thing wrong. Unfortunately i cant remember what it was right now. HTH and GL


>From: Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>
>To: aaron@makuta.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: rear caliper --no ebrake////
>Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:37:57 -0800 (PST)
>
>they insist that because I have had the problem with 2
>new ones that the problem must be the way that I am
>installing it.  not their POS calipers.  I called
>their tech line "staffed by ase certified tech's" and
>all that they could tell me is compress the caliper
>piston again, intall and have a helper slowly press
>the brake while I actuate the ebrake lever.
>did anyone else have this problem or is it as common
>as remamufactured fuel pumps not working( I have
>played that game too_
>
>btw aaron what is FLAPS ---cuase all I can think of is
>F@#kin local autoparts store am I correct?
>
>thanks
>Tony
>--- Aaron Ness <aaron@makuta.com> wrote:
> > Doesn't your FLAPS stand behind what it sells?  Why
> > aren't *they* refunding
> > your money, and then taking up the issue with the
> > rebuilder?
> >
> > Aaron
> > '84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
> > '70 Bug - hibernating
> > '87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > Anthony Pelletier
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 9:10 AM
> > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: rear caliper --no ebrake////
> > >
> > >
> > > I just got off the phone with the company that
> > > rebuilds brake calipers for a local parts store.
> > >
> > > here is my problem the ebrake doens't work on my
> > > second caliper from them and they don't want to
> > give
> > > me my money back.  They gave me the # of their
> > > techinical support and they really can't tell me
> > crap.
> > >
> > > they said to have a helper push on the brake
> > slowly
> > > while I actuate the parking brake.
> > >
> > > I have tried several time to no avail. I have
> > followed
> > > the bently procedure on parking brake adjustment
> > at
> > > least 3 times
> > >
> > > any ideas before I throw the caliper though their
> > > window?
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
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