[I need more Rear Disc E-brake help!!!! and aVENT]...moreq uestions

[txrocco at sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

now micheal, your e-brake handle is not supposed to climb up all the way up
(loose) it should only click 2-4 clicks MAX before locking the rear wheels
as per bentley. if your arm reaches the rear stop bumper, tighten them nuts
up front some more because your cables are still loose.

BTW I bbought a new pair at autozone some time back one never did come
on...got one fron scrap yard.. it works...lol go figure.

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Leach, Michael
=>Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 5:31 AM
=>To: 'Cathy Boyko'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: RE: [I need more Rear Disc E-brake help!!!! and a VENT]...moreq
=>uestions
=>
=>
=>well this is still driving me nuts.......believe me it is not the
=>cables...I
=>have adjusted the crap out of those things......the big picture is that I
=>will pull the e-brake until the e-brake lever on the caliper hits the stop
=>(where the spring bolt is ) and the rotor will still turn.....my pads are
=>used but have adequate pad left on them and the rotor is ~.375 inches and
=>the Bentley says the minimum is .315 so I am good there too...the piston
=>itself does not look over-extended so what is the deal?...The guy at the
=>parts store is obviously very unsure that the calipers are
=>bad....and I cant
=>really blame him but I can not imagine what the issue is here?
=>
=>It is very funny ...I do not have Cathy's curse of the Silver Headache but
=>instead I have a curse which makes every repair of my car take at
=>least two
=>weeks....while I look at the thing in my driveway on jack stands
=>and pull my
=>hair out.
=>
=>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: Cathy Boyko [mailto:losinit@usa.net]
=>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:47 PM
=>To: Leach, Michael; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: [I need more Rear Disc E-brake help!!!! and a VENT]
=>
=>
=>I'm assuming this is on the Rocc and the same as mine, if not,
=>ignore me as
=>you see fit.
=>Anyway, you need to get the back end up on jackstands, and get a helper (I
=>had
=>my neice do it) to work the Ebrake handle. This is after you've
=>gone up/down
=>on the handle lots of times to stretch the cables. Anyway, at no
=>clicks, and
=>the first click, the rotor should turn by hand quite easily, at the second
=>click the rotors should be tough to turn, and at the third click, they
=>shouldn't turn at all when you reef on them. So get your helper
=>to yank the
=>handle, and just keep moving those nuts under the handle till
=>it's adjusted.
=>This adjustment should be quite independant of the brake bleeding that
=>preceeds it, I did mine about a week after I did the caliper.
=>
=>Now with my used replacement caliper, I had to back off the piston to get
=>the
=>brake to release, (my pads were thicker than the car the caliper came off
=>of)
=>-On new calipers, how long does it take for the piston to extend
=>out to the
=>"thinness" of used pads? Or did you do the pads too?
=>
=>And I hear you about parenthood...
=>
=>Cathy
=>
=>"Leach, Michael" <michael.leach@lmco.com> wrote:
=>> I have done some more investigation and have some more
=>questions about my
=>> now operational E-brake.  The calipers were just replaced on
=>warranty from
=>> the local Advance Auto Parts  I removed the cables from the brakes and
=>they
=>> move fine so the cables are not the issue.  I then removed the return
=>> springs and manually actuated the e-brake levers until they
=>where against
=>> the stops.  At this point I could tell that they where somewhat closing
=>but
=>> not enough to completely stop the rotors from spinning. My concern is
=>> whether the new calipers are bad or would a hydraulic issue cause this.
=>The
=>> E-brake levers seem to move very easily with little resistance.  The
=>brakes
=>> have been bled completely and seem to be acting fine. The
=>brakes work and
=>> the pads seem to be right where they should be just barely touching the
=>> rotors when the brake is not applied.
=>>
=>> Any ideas?  I do not want to replace the calipers again unless I have a
=>> pretty good idea that it is the problem.  Not to mention I just spent  a
=>day
=>> getting them painted before I installed them.
=>>
=>> Has anyone else used these rebuilt calipers from a local store
=>and what is
=>> the failure rate of the e-brake on a freshly rebuilt set?
=>>
=>> Anyone with kids will understand the frustration of having the car up on
=>> Jack Stands for almost a week now since I only get about 20 minutes a
=>night
=>> to work on this before I have to go back in and change a
=>diaper, help with
=>> Math homework, or get my butt kicked in PS2 games by my son.
=>Monday I had
=>> to stop because my 10 yr old daughter decided to play in the
=>driveway with
=>> cleats on slipped landed on her head was temporarily knocked unconscious
=>and
=>> then got a trip to the ER with my wife for a CT scan.  She is
=>fine...just
=>a
=>> really big bump
=>>
=>> It seems that every job I take on with my cars takes forever!!
=>At least I
=>> always seem to complete it ...even the 1 month Passat ignition fiasco
=>>
=>> At this rate I will be ready to put it away for the winter by
=>the time it
=>> passes inspection.
=>>
=>> Thanks for any help you can give
=>>
=>> 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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