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Re: [T3] tshirts and a car question


On 4 Apr 2001, at 20:27, scott lawless wrote:

> i pulled my emergency brake the other day and something popped and
> now the thing won't stay in a locked position. there is still
> pressure to the brake but i can't see anywhere to access the
> lockout mechanism to replace it.

This usually means that the rear brakes need to be adjusted and 
that the handle came up too far, letting the ratchet slip off the end 
of the rack. 

You may be able to fix this following the instructions someone else 
gave, but I suspect that you will not be able to figure this out until 
you get the parts out to where you can see them better.

The whole lever and ratchet assembly will come out rather easily if 
you remove the rubber boot, take all 4 nuts off the brake cables, 
and take the pivot pin out after removing 1 circlip.

There's nothing that you need to replace here; just parts that need 
to be put back in place.

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

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