Re: E-brake sticking

[Douglas Henry <dhenry@u.washington.edu>]

> >I have a problem with my Squareback's emergency brake.  When I leave it
> >on, even overnight, it is frozen up in the morning, as if it is rusted
> >stuck.  I've taken to just leaving it in gear when I park, but this is
> >obviously not a good long-term solution.  The shoes are only about a year
> >old, and the brakes have been adjusted to a couple of different positions.
> 
> Your emergency brake cables are probably just frozen.  The fix it to replace 
> them--they are still available.
> 
> Your rear brake cylinders might also be sticking.  They are easy to rebuild 
> right on the car.
> 
> Jim

Jim:

Thanks for the advice.  I don't think it's the cylinders, as I just
replaced them about a year ago.  When this sticking happens, the only way
to get on the road again is to tap on the edges of the drums with a mallet
to free them up, so I don't think it's a problem with the cables.  When I
put on new shoes last year, the drums looked pretty smooth, so I didn't
have them turned.  Is it possible that this is the problem?  

I used some Italian made cylinders instead of the OEM German, so I'm
wondering if that might be a problem....  
However, do the rear cylinders even participate in
the function of the e-brake?  I thought the e-brake was purely
cable-driven.

Just trying to sort this out....

Thanks,
Doug Henry
'71 SQB