> Did you pull the E-Brake lever cover off and check the adjustments
> there? There's two cables that actuate the two rear calipers, and they can
> be adjusted independently. Possibly the right side is adjusted too tight
> and you could loosen it using the adjustment at the lever.
Actually, I took the adjusting nuts completely off so I could try to
move
the actuator.
Ryan Lewandowski
[email protected]
http://www.rit.edu/~mrl8550
Hanging out in the NC blizzard
> Last week in the cold weather my parking brake felt like it was sticking.
> So this weekend I decided to take off the tires and lubricate the actuator
> a
> little. The drivers side one went okay, but the passenger side was a
> problem. It looked like the cable somehow pulled the actuator
> too far. So
> I grabbed a pair of pliers and rotated the actuator back into place. But
> now when the actuator moves, the parking brake is engaged way too early.
> So
> early, in fact, that if I put the screw back in that holds the spring on,
> the brake is engaged (I can't even turn the wheel with my hands). I
> disconnected the brake cable so I could get to work this morning.
> Is there some adjustment that I'm missing, or should I maybe try to open
> the
> bleeder valve and let some pressure out? My biggest fear is that there's
> something wrong with the caliper, and that I'll need a new one.
> Anyone have any experience with a problem like this?
>
> Ryan Lewandowski
> [email protected]
> http://www.rit.edu/~mrl8550
>
>
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