help - parking brake problems

[vwnuts@yahoo.com (Anthony Pelletier)]

I'd guess the little rubber boot on the ebrake cable
is torn & there is mositure getting into the cable &
freezing.  My ebrakes are doing this now.  Anyone got
a low buck solution?  I will probably change the
ebrake cables (again!).  I seem to only get 2 years
out of a cable.  

If it doesn't do it above freezing, but does below
freezing this is your problem.  Its pretty common.

Tony


--- Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> the pad could have just bound temporarily, or the
> slides that the caliper rides on perhaps.
> as for the lines, if you think thats the problem, i
> would chang fluid/bleed.
> Al
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Tony Morehead 
>   To: list 
>   Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 2:08 PM
>   Subject: help - parking brake problems
> 
> 
>   here's the story:  
>        for 2 nights in a row i went to my friend's
> house and parked in the road (using the hand brake)
> for a few hours.  
>        both nights when i left, the driver's side
> rear caliper would not release.  i tried going
> forward and backwards but it didnt let go.  
>        i drove about 3 miles to my other friend's
> house and parked again (leaving the car in gear
> instead of using the e-brake).  the left rear rotor
> was glowing bright orange when i got out.  after a
> few hours without the e-brake engaged, the caliper
> was released and i went home.
>        i took it to the mechanic yesterday and he
> could not get the brake to stick shut for anything. 
> no problems whatsoever.
>        the only difference between what he did and
> what i did is that it was much colder when the
> problem happened.  any ideas?  could there be! water
> freezing in my brake line?  has this happened to
> anyone else before?
> 
>   tia,
>   -tony
> 
> 
> 
>   1987 2 or 3 tone 16v scirocco
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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