| Subject: | Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable |
| From: | neil n |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:05:38 -0800 |
Glad it worked out. My guess is that an e-brake cable seizes or gets sticky more often than snapping but that's a somewhat un-educated guess! Neil. On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil, > > Thanks for your thoughts. I think I had a non-problem in that I was only > checking one brake at a time. I jacked up the entire rear end and repeated > the process of engaging the parking brake one click at a time while spinning > the rear wheels. Surprisingly to me, the drivers side actually stopped the > wheel one click quicker than the passenger side even though the drivers side > cable was looser. It appears the equalizer does its job and "equalizes" the > pressure of the two cables. > > Good to see that I don't have a problem. > > Harold > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 2:43 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Since you had the drum (drums?) off, does the brake hardware look the >> same on both sides? >> >> Maybe part of the cable is failing and stretching inside the sheath? >> If the cable isn't breaking apart, I can't see it stretching that >> much. >> >> P. 46.11 is your equalizer installed correctly? Going from memory >> and the image, it seems the part is angled or is one portion of it is >> longer than the other? Maybe installing it 180� "out" would do what >> you're seeing? >> >> Neil. >> >> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > I forgot to mention that both rear brakes have been adjusted and that if >> > I >> > adjust the drivers side any tighter, I can not put the drum back on or >> > if I >> > do get it on, it is to tight to turn. >> > >> > In checking my rear brakes (1991 Westy), I found that when the parking >> > brake is engaged, the passenger side cable engages the brake on that >> > side >> > much quicker than the one on the driver side. When I look at where the >> > emergency brake connects to the pivot bar (?) on the driver side there >> > is a >> > lot of slack compared to the passenger side. The cable is not broken >> > and >> > does engage, but it engages after the passenger side cable. >> > >> > Is this normal or do the cables stretch over time and that I need to >> > replace that cable. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Harold >> > >> > -- >> > Harold Teer >> > 1991 Westy >> > Harrisonburg, VA >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >> >> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > > > > -- > Harold Teer > 1991 Westy > Harrisonburg, VA > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
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