[Shotimes] Disengage parking brake

[Bill Murray]

Thanks Don.  I didn't get a chance to look at anything today since I had
to go the the exhaust shop this morning.  On the drive there, there was
no brake smell and the rotors seemed to be about the same temp.  Nothing
on the way home either.  When I got home I was on my knees admiring the
exhaust and I saw that the parking brake cable was drooping under the
car without it being disengaged.  So I assume this is my problem.  Any
way to tighten the cable, or does it need to be replaced?  This seems to
have happened all of a sudden, but I haven't had my car for about a
month now.  Everything worked fine before that.

Bill

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[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:18 AM
To: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
Cc: SHOTimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Disengage parking brake

Yes, the parking brake mechanism CAN make the brake drag. 
Check out the back of the caliper.  You can see the E-brake 
cable come to the caliper to a lever where the return spring 
is also attached.  You can take a screwdriver or pliers and 
"park" it back on the locating pin that keeps it from 
over-rotating when opening up. All easy to spot.

The usual cause for an e-brake that won't release are the 
cables at the back.  I had to replace those on my '89 at 
about 120,000 miles of midwest weather!

Another cause of dragging can be the slider pins, and that 
is tougher to fix.  Remove wheel, and see if the caliper 
will slide back and forth even a little.

Remove the bolts and see if the slider pins are able to 
move.  Clean and re-lube (if you can get them out) with 
Dielectric grease.  Replace rubber boot if torn or missing.

Don Mallinson

Bill Murray wrote:
> Does anyone know how to disengage the parking brake at the rear
wheels?
> My right side seems to be stuck.  I can smell the warm breaks and the
> pedal travels very easily at first when engaging the parking break.  I
> need to drive the car tomorrow morning so I am hoping that there is
> something easy I can do to fix it.  Thanks
>  
> Bill
> Finally got my car back today!!  Yay!!  It looks great!
> 
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