Parking brake/ e-brake help!!!
#1
Parking brake/ e-brake help!!!
I swapped my rear pads/rotors for new stuff, and now the parking brake does not engage properly. It used to hold the car at 3-4 clicks, but now it goes ALL the way up and does not hold the car!
How do I adjust it?
How do I adjust it?
#2
There's a little screw that you turn, its under the front end of the ebrake boot thingy, there' a little hole to access it. BTW- according to the owners manual I think its supposed to go up like 7 or 8 (or maybe even more) clicks to hold the car. If its only 2 or 3 clicks you risk having your pads rub.
#3
Originally Posted by irish44j
There's a little screw that you turn, its under the front end of the ebrake boot thingy, there' a little hole to access it. BTW- according to the owners manual I think its supposed to go up like 7 or 8 (or maybe even more) clicks to hold the car. If its only 2 or 3 clicks you risk having your pads rub.
THanks for the quick reply. It has seemed to adjust itself to about 7-8 clicks, which is perfect.
BUT this bothers me: When I release the parking brake and spin the rear wheel, there is a lot of resistance. Also, when creeping at slow speeds, I can hear a slight scraping noise (I think the pads are touching). Anyway, if I loosen that screw under the e-brake boot, will it make the pads go out further and not drag? Or is a little amouint of drag normal with new pads until they break in? Thanks
#4
sounds like the rear caliper is not letting go. did you screw-in the piston, or did you try and macho it in??
for the e-brake, did you put together the rears correctly? i remember having to do some major pulling
for the e-brake, did you put together the rears correctly? i remember having to do some major pulling
#5
make sure all your nuts & bolts are tight. i had the same prob & was pullin my hair trying to figure it out. turns out 2 slightly loose bolts caused the caliper to sit @ an angle . im just glad it was something that simple.
#6
Originally Posted by dba1999us
sounds like the rear caliper is not letting go. did you screw-in the piston, or did you try and macho it in??
for the e-brake, did you put together the rears correctly? i remember having to do some major pulling
for the e-brake, did you put together the rears correctly? i remember having to do some major pulling
#7
YES, by all means that is the right thing to do (line up the bump with the piston)
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
#8
Originally Posted by spirilis
YES, by all means that is the right thing to do (line up the bump with the piston)
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
#9
Originally Posted by TEEdotMAX
correct me if im wrong but i thought that piston turns when it is compressed
What I did was assemble everything back together, and when I spun the rotor, it spun totally freely. Then I went and yanked the e-brake because I wanted to put the wheel back on without it spinning around. However, I hadn't set the piston in place yet by pumping the brakes. I think this calibrated the e-brake wrong.
I am going to take it apart, recess the piston again, and then try it once more.
#10
Originally Posted by spirilis
YES, by all means that is the right thing to do (line up the bump with the piston)
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
I've screwed this up 2 times already, gotta do another rear brake job soon now that my rear pads are fading into near-uselessness...
The more I think about it, the wierder that little notch becomes. That notch then prevents the piston from turning while compressing/decompressing. Is that the proper thing to do? Doesn't really make sense to me.
#11
Ok, here is the new prognosis. On my Jetta, the rear discs drag a little from the facotry (I checked). I assume this is normal for rear disc brakes. I went back, recompressed the rear pistons, assembled everything back together, and then pumped the brakes. This set the rear piston, THEN I pulled up the ebrake. This time, there is very minimal drag, akin to the Jetta's. So I think my theory of the ebrake self-calibrating could be correct.
One strange note: Why is it so hard to pull off the rear caliper? I had to give it a big helping hand with a piece of wood and a hammer. It seems that the piston really hugs the pads. It's not like this on the front! What gives?
One strange note: Why is it so hard to pull off the rear caliper? I had to give it a big helping hand with a piece of wood and a hammer. It seems that the piston really hugs the pads. It's not like this on the front! What gives?
#12
Originally Posted by Mike2000SE
One strange note: Why is it so hard to pull off the rear caliper? I had to give it a big helping hand with a piece of wood and a hammer. It seems that the piston really hugs the pads. It's not like this on the front! What gives?
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