I may be wrong, but opening the bleeder screw and then tapping may do it. Then drive awhile to make sure loosened. Again, I'm an idiot. :-) Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > We've had some interesting weather here in Spokane WA - warm and wet > the first part of the week then suddenly really cold beginning on > Tuesday night. I got in my van yesterday to drive it around and > discovered that the brakes weren't disengaging totally from using the > e-brake. Thankfully I just drove around the block and back home, but > the right-rear disc was definitely starting to get hot because I could > hear it cooling down. > > I'm assuming that the weird weather change must have frozen something > up but I'm wondering what the best way to diagnose this issue would > be. The van has been upgraded to rear disc brakes using a "big brake" > kit either from SmallCar or Van Cafe (the P.O. installed them). I'm > assuming I can tap around the e-brake springs on the calipers with a > hammer to see if I can loosen things up with the e-brake disengaged, > but other suggestions are very welcome. > > Thanks, > Luke > |
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