

| Subject: | Frozen emergency brake |
| From: | Luke Bakken |
| Date: | Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:57:41 -0800 |
Hey everyone, We've had some interesting weather here in Spokane WA - warm and wet the first part of the week then suddenly really cold beginning on Tuesday night. I got in my van yesterday to drive it around and discovered that the brakes weren't disengaging totally from using the e-brake. Thankfully I just drove around the block and back home, but the right-rear disc was definitely starting to get hot because I could hear it cooling down. I'm assuming that the weird weather change must have frozen something up but I'm wondering what the best way to diagnose this issue would be. The van has been upgraded to rear disc brakes using a "big brake" kit either from SmallCar or Van Cafe (the P.O. installed them). I'm assuming I can tap around the e-brake springs on the calipers with a hammer to see if I can loosen things up with the e-brake disengaged, but other suggestions are very welcome. Thanks, Luke
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