[DeTomaso] Sticking rear brake

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Mike,

Is it the lever arm on the secondary piston of the brake caliper that 
will not return?  That's an internal mechanism and not one that I'm 
aware can be rebuilt.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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Mike Thomas wrote:
> A while back I posted a question about an e-brake arm that didn't seem to
> want to return when the e-brake was pulled, and the consensus I went with at
> the time was a binding cable.  Well . . . 
>
> I went to replace the cable tonight, and when I had it off the car, it was
> in great shape and moved freely.  So, I put a pair of pliers on the spring
> arm of the brake caliper, simulated a cable pull on the arm, and when I let
> go, it didn't move back to position.  I could move it with my finger, but it
> was definitely sticking.  I performed the same test on the other side, and
> that one was fine.  I had both of the rear calipers rebuilt by Bobby Byers
> shortly before I drove to Vegas in '06, so it's not like they are old.
>
> I disassembled the offending brake, separated the cylinder from the hat and
> disconnected the brake line to drain it.  I put it in the vice and did a
> couple more bench tests with a pair of channel lock pliers and no change.  I
> rotated the piston 45 degrees and depressed it, then brought it back to
> center and tried the pliers again: no joy.
>
> Anything else I can try before I send it out for another rebuild?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Mike Thomas
>
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