Thank you Mark and Francois. I just got the car out of winter storage a couple of weeks ago. When I got it home I noticed a little bit of my pad material on the left rear rotor. I investigated and saw the one cable was stuck. The other side still works. I hope it is not also the caliper. When I apply the normal brakes that wheel only brakes slightly, but I am hoping that is only because of the hung up cable and infighting between the hydraulic and mechanical systems. I didn't get a chance to pop off the frozen cable from the caliper like I should have. If the caliper is bad then it will suck since I have lacquered them. If it is bad then perhaps I will get a set of Mk4 aluminum calipers. They are cheaper than Mk2 ones. The only problem there is I can't use my SS lines with them. Chances are the caliper is fine. Again, thanks guys.
Regards, Jesse Mark Reda wrote: > > Hey Jesse, > It was me who changed the e-brake cables and wrote a post. > Its a pretty easy job. > -From inside the car disconnect the cables from the e-brake handle assembly > -Jack the car up and snip the metal cable where it meets the caliper with > metal snips or bolt cutters > -Unhook the cable from the hooks that hold it to the chassis, be careful not > to break them. > -You will need to pull the cable out from the inlet under the center of the > car, be very careful not to break the plastic grommet on the end. Use Vice > grips and twist carefully. If it breaks then you will need a drill and a > drill bit to get the remaining plastic out of the cable inlet tubes. > > When installing new cables grease them up thoroughly using any kind of > grease (silicone, moly, bearing grease). I used moly grease. > I spent 10 minutes on each cable adding grease and moving the cable around. > It might be a good idea to pack a little bit of grease in the cable's end > boot. > > Don't over-tighten the cables, I think 4 or 5 clicks is tight enough. > > It'll probably take you an hour and a half at the most to repalce the > cables. > > Mark Reda. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jesse T Walz" <[email protected]> > To: "a2list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:24 AM > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Replacing parking brake cables > > > Hi all, > > > > Could one of you nice folks, who is smarter than myself and saves > > post, please send me the write up on replacing parking brake > > cables. I believe Mark Reda posted it a few weeks ago and > > included a few good tips. If someone could do it before 10:30 > > this morning that would be great. I have a half day at work > > today and plan on changing these after I get out. Thanks in > > advance. > > > > Jesse Walz > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > >
