Need rear caliper..........w/ a good E-BRAKE!!!!

[michael.leach at lmco.com (Leach, Michael)]

Thanks I will try it tonight.  

Do you know how the e-brake should work when it is off of the car?  Should I expect some resistance and see the piston move when I turn the lever or what?

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: David Utley [mailto:mr.utility@highstream.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:00 AM
To: Leach, Michael
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Need rear caliper..........w/ a good E-BRAKE!!!!


I have heard of a 'fix' for these sticky calipers.  I have passed it on to 
several folks, and heard a good response, but the details are sketchy...  :-(

With the caliper free of the rotor/pads, rotate the piston the -wrong- way a 
quarter turn...  Lightly rap it with a hammer (yo!)...  Rotate the -wrong- way 
another quarter turn, the rap again (break it down)...  NOW, rotate the piston 
as per normal, and it should go back in as per normal...

I realize that the piston could be seized because of some contamination in the 
bore, and not because of the E-brake adjustment not working properly.  If that 
is the case, this will not help you at all...  However, hopefully it IS just 
the E-brake mechanism gone off, and you can save yourself some money and 
time...!

Cheers,
  David Utley

Quoting "Leach, Michael" <michael.leach@lmco.com>:

> I am sure any of you who live in a state where there are yearly inspections
> can feel my pain.  I need to get my e-brake working to pass inspection!!!
> 
> I am looking for a caliper that will fit my 16v.  I do not care what
> condition it is in once I pass inspection the red painted caliper is going
> back on anyway.  A2 or A3 caliper should be fine too I guess.  I went through
> this issue last year and could not get my e-brake to work....and drove
> without an inspection all year.  I really do not want to do that for another
> year!! 
> 
> 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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