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Re: [T3] Parking Brake


On 3 Oct 2005 at 22:12, Ben Mungkornpanich wrote:

> Hmm...I actually never took apart the rear drums.  Before I got the car the 
> previous owner took the car to a brake shop to have them done but like a 
> good brake shop they didn't adjust the stars so the rear brakes had new pads 
> but they werent engaging.

Hmmm..., in that case, I guess I'm confused, too.

Do I understand correctly that the parking brake actually worked better before 
you (only) adjusted the star wheels? If so, then everything at the back must be 
installed okay.

Pull up the lever cover and look under the pivot. You can see the 2 cables. 
Verify that they are "inside" the semi-circular section that wraps them around 
the corner. If they have slipped outside, pulling up on the lever won't shorten 
the cable. This is a long shot, but it's my only guess at this point, unless 
you disturbed something else inside the drums.

If the lever end looks okay, then I think you should open up the drums again 
and check for things that might have fallen out of place somehow.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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