Help - Search - Members - Calendar
Full Version: 1973 1.7 emergency brake stuck...new rotors...help?
914World.com > The 914 Forums > 914World Garage
dkantis
I can release parking brake with button, but the emergency brake won't release.
Locks rear wheels to barely tur. Ideas please?
jcd914
If the rear rotors were just replaced then likely the rear venting clearance was not set correctly.

Another common failure after brake work in the flex hoses to each suspension. They get old and collapse internally and can hold brake fluid under pressure in the caliper.

Jim
dkantis
QUOTE(jcd914 @ Jul 13 2018, 04:35 PM) *

If the rear rotors were just replaced then likely the rear venting clearance was not set correctly.

Another common failure after brake work in the flex hoses to each suspension. They get old and collapse internally and can hold brake fluid under pressure in the caliper.

Jim


Ok will check...thanks Jim!
steuspeed
QUOTE(dkantis @ Jul 13 2018, 07:32 PM) *

QUOTE(jcd914 @ Jul 13 2018, 04:35 PM) *

If the rear rotors were just replaced then likely the rear venting clearance was not set correctly.

Another common failure after brake work in the flex hoses to each suspension. They get old and collapse internally and can hold brake fluid under pressure in the caliper.

Jim


Ok will check...thanks Jim!

steuspeed
QUOTE(jcd914 @ Jul 13 2018, 05:35 PM) *

If the rear rotors were just replaced then likely the rear venting clearance was not set correctly.

Another common failure after brake work in the flex hoses to each suspension. They get old and collapse internally and can hold brake fluid under pressure in the caliper.

Jim



You have to pull a pin out so you can take the spring out. Then you can get a feeler gauge in between the pad and the rotor to adjust the clearance.
ClayPerrine
Try opening the bleeders on one of the stuck calipers. If it releases, replace the flexible brake lines. BTDT.

Otherwise double check the venting clearance.
This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.
Invision Power Board © 2001-2024 Invision Power Services, Inc.