From:	darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov on behalf of Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov]
Sent:	Tuesday, March 23, 1999 10:53 AM
To:	pelicanparts@csi.com
Subject:	Re: [914] help on rear caliper rebuild

>Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:52:16 -0800
>To: Nick Fuzessery <zmf@uwyo.edu>
>From: Dave Darling <darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov>
>Subject: Re: [914] help on rear caliper rebuild
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>>>	Check the Haynes manual under "rear venting clearance" in the brakes
>>>section.  There is an Allen screw you turn on each side of the rear caliper
>>>that will pull the piston back in, or push it out as Dirk described.  These
>>>screws are behind plastic covers (outside) or metal plugs (inside).  The
>>>screws also have jam-nuts on them to keep them from turning.
>>
>>Ah, so that's what they do. Read about that in the Pelican Parts Tech
>>section, but didn't have a clue what the "venting" was all about. Am I
>>correct in that these screws determine piston travel relative to the
>>pads, and the problem might that they're set too tight?
>
>	It's possible.  I don't know what the original problem is, though.
>If the e-brake is stuck "on", that might be one possibility.  There are
>most likely others as well.  Make sure the levers that actuate the parking
>brake function will actually move (may be gunked or corroded or whatever in
>place), the pads may be stuck to the rotors (esp. if those are rusty), and
>other such things.
>
>	Good luck!
>
>--DD
>

Dave Darling                                     74 914 2.0 (VROOM!)
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     "914: The Porsche Picnic Basket.  A lid that opens on
         each end, and a handle in the middle.."  -- CHD


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