[Shotimes] Re: cables
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:45:52 -0400
I'll mess with it. The way it all happened was, originally the
drivers side cable was hanging down. When I went to adjust
it I found the adjuster frozen up. Couldn't get it free, so I
took it to a shop. The cables were bad. Had rubbed on some-
thing and wore through the sheathing, letting water in to start
rust. They replaced the cables and told me I had a leaking
caliper, and that the parking brake wouldn't release on either
side. Sure enough, one of my brand new calipers was leaking
around the seal, so I took it back to NAPA for a replacement.
Took it back to the shop so they could adjust everything and
they still didn't release. Haven't messed with it since. But I
did notice a tiny bit of brake fluid around the seal on one of
the calipers. I have a hard time believing two in a row would
leak. My theory is the calipers got pressurized, but the fluid
never depressurized when the brakes were released because
of either the flex hoses or the bias valve, thus it leaks a tiny
bit.
I'm going to have to do something soon, as it's starting to
squeak now. I'll probably have to replace pads now, and
hopefully not a rotor too.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 09/08/2004 04:03:31 PM:
> You might just try disconnecting underneath, or putting a lot of slack
in
> the cable. I would hope it isn't something like being adjusted too
tightly.
>
> If you haven't replaced the rubber hoses, it's a good thing to do on a
car
> that old, just to eliminate one possible problem.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:52 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: cables
>
>
> I just had them replaced earlier this year.
>
>
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
>
> -'95 White MTX
> '96 Brake Upgrade
>
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
>
> "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote on 09/08/2004 03:49:54 PM:
>
> > I would only do that after replacing both e-brake cables. Sticky
cables
> are
> > very common, especially in the Great White North.
> >
> > Ron Porter
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:31 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: cables
> >
> >
> > Well, the passenger rear is staerting to drag all the time now. But
> > neither one of them releases fully after releasing the parking brake.
> > You can watch them with the wheels removed; the lever never springs
> > back. I need to check the slider pins too, but after replacing them
> > with brand new ones, fully greased, they still wouldn't release. I
> > don't use it anymore unless I absolutely have to. I'm starting to
> suspect
> > Mark Mallory's theory: bent caliper brackets. He claimed he had
> > the same problem, only cured after replacing the brackets with new
> > ones. We'll see.
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> > '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 09/08/2004 12:55:28 PM:
> >
> > > If the release problem is only after using the e-brake, that has
> nothing
> > to
> > > do with the rubber brake lines. If the lines are swelled up, they
will
>
> > drag
> > > virtually all the time.....after using the brake pedal and not the
> > e-brake.
> > >
> > > FWIW, my LR caliper didn't start hanging up until after the rubber
> lines
> > > were replaced.......really no connection between the two (I suspect
my
>
> > LR
> > > e-brake cable).
> > >
> > > Ron Porter
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > > On Behalf Of John Stout
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:50 AM
> > > To: Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: cables
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike, check your hoses, they will swell shut and not let the fluid
> > release,
> > > been there done that, hope this helps
> > >
> > > Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com wrote:It might not be the cables. Neither of
my
> > > calipers release after using
> > > the parking brake. I had the cables replaced, but it didn't help.
I'm
> > > just about ready to replace the rubber hoses and put in the bias
plugs
> > > and do a full bleed if I can ever find the time. And this is after
> > > replacing both calipers with quality parts from NAPA. One of them
> > > twice, by the way.
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike Wojton
> > > Toledo, Ohio
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