I am tired of messing with these darn e-brake. To remove do I need to replace the entire caliper? The e brake is stuck on still from earlier posting lol. But I am tired of playing with it. Can I just unbolt the whole e brake spring lever system and be done with it? Thanks a lot, I am stressing out about this.
Why unbolt anything? If stuck on because of a stuck cable, cut the cable at the caliper. If the caliper is stuck, replace the caliper. Since you now have no parking brake, when parking on a hill turn your front wheels out uphill and in downhill and manual gearshift in reverse. Probably be all right.
Well when I think i relieve the pressure after I played with the cable, but then the darn spring just pushed back against the rotor. I have read on these calipers having the emergency like built it to them, does that mean if I want to eliminate it i hafta replace the calipers? or can I do something else. Thanks A LOT lol
The parking brake is the auto adjust mechanism of the '87/'88 also. If you remove the cables, you will loose the wear adjustment of the caliper. Have you considered replacing the cables, if that's the issue. NAPA has replacements that are not very expensive. The two rear are around $25.00 each and the front about $15.00.
The entire mechanism is shot from the brackets by the doors all the way to the rear calipers. What is the "wear adjustment"? and do I really not want to lose that lol. Thanks a lot for your help.
wear adjustment, compensation made to the caliper piston location due the loss of friction material on the brake pads.
I don't know if you want to loose that or not, maybe you like a lot of brake pedal movement as the pads wear. In order to adjust the rear calipers for pad wear in the '87/'88 you have to engage the parking brake.
Is there anything really bad about not using your parking brake?
Quote:Originally posted by Pete D:
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True, that is very possible.
Quote:Originally posted by Robert Camp:
wear adjustment, compensation made to the caliper piston location due the loss of friction material on the brake pads.
I don't know if you want to loose that or not, maybe you like a lot of brake pedal movement as the pads wear. In order to adjust the rear calipers for pad wear in the '87/'88 you have to engage the parking brake.
What I really meant was, is it bad for the brakes.....not having the wear adjustment?