Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 08:18:37 -0400 From: "Eric Law" <elawnopsamexxx.com> Subject: Re: Parking Brake and Oil Leaks ( Long Post )
I disagree. The original post stated "the levers on the calipers bottom out against the yoke". Tightening the cables will just make them bottom sooner. Sounds to me like the problem is inside the calipers - probably the adjusting mechanism is stuck. You can mess around with it and possibly get some results, or just install rebuilt calipers. If they're original, the car is definitely entitled to a new pair. The design on those pre-'88 front calipers is *terrible*. Only other car on the planet that used a similar design was Peugeot. Need I say more? Eric Law P.S. Just thought of one more thing: check that when the e-brake lever is down, that the caliper levers return fully. Sometimes when the cables are old and binding a bit, the springs at the caliper can't pull the cable back fully. This interferes with the functioning of the self-adjusting mechanism. On occasions, I've bent the springs on the calipers a bit to give them a bit more tension... CCR <CCRiekernopsam.net> wrote in message news:7fchso$958$1nopsamsc02.worldnet.att.net... > >>My 1984 900 has a parking brake that doesn't work very well. After seven clicks > on the hand brake the levers on the calipers bottom out against the yoke. > Naturally it doesn't apply the brake with enough oomph to hold the car on even a > shallow incline. I can leave it in gear, but starting and warming up requires a > set of pedal gymnastics i would rather not ever need to repeat. So the question. > > Is there a method to adjust the parking brake mechanism at the caliper? I don't > want to take the whole thing apart ( yet ) if there is a simpler solution.<< > > Doug, > > It sounds like your e-brake cables have stretched. There are adjusters that will allow you > to re-tension those cables. The adjusters are located at the rear of the handbrake lever > under a plastic cover. Removing this cover will expose the 2 hex head adjusters. Using a > feeler gauge, check that the clearance between the bottom of the lever on the caliper and > the yoke in 0.19 in. (0.5 mm) maximum. If not, turn the adjusting nut as necessary. Adjust > the opposite front caliper identically. > Hope this does the trick. > Craig > > > >
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