Lockup advice?

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

if i avoid using the e-brake will i get better results?  i found some  
calipers out there called 'A1 Cardone' - are those the reman's you  
were referring to (they came up in my search)?

and, what's a good non-wearing pad for the rear disc?

blake/



On Sep 12, 2005, at 7:27 AM, C Boyko wrote:

> On 11:58:39 pm 09/11/05 Blake Irvin <blake@clockserver.homeip.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> i'm in PA (pittsburgh).  so yes, plenny of salt.  i'll be going to
>> the car wash a good deal to keep the rust off the undercarriage - i'm
>> really liking the car so far.
>>
>
> Cool! Not far from me! (only five hours)
> Glkad to hear you're liking the car. Plan to take it for a drive to
> southern Ohio in early June to meet the rest of the species...
>
>>
>> tonight i took the rear caliper off - the little spring loaded
>> armature the e-brake cable runs to seems to be stuck - i'm guessing
>> this is the part that causes the seize?
>>
>
> That would be the part, yes.
>
>>
>> update - got the armature free - i think perhaps an oil bath would be
>> a good idea.
>>
>
> Well, you want to make sure it can't end up where you need  
> friction, but
> see if you can free it up. I used some fancy Teflon* super lube  
> stuff I got
> from the auto teacher** where I work, and that helped prolong the  
> spells
> between seizures, but that caliper does have some issues, so it  
> will sieze
> again. Keep an ear to the back, you will hear it if it starts to  
> bind up,
> best to open it before you see smoke from the wheelwells. And  
> budget for a
> replacement at some point.
>
>
> Cathy
>
> *disclaimer: I know Teflon is "the devil". But this stuff was  
> great. Can't
> get it anymore though.
>
> **the auto teacher had a "new from the showroom" 1987 16V Scirocco  
> for a
> while, and when he retired, they hired the guy he sold it to...
>
>
>