fredmr39
05-19-2007, 02:47 PM
Started after longer periods of storage (3 months-ish) -- wheel is off now, parking break released - and I can see physical contact between the pad and rotor surface.
When the car was stored, the parking break WAS engaged -- I know ideally you should use the gears or blocks to hold it in place (I do usually) but forgot to a couple times.
Now -- is this parking break free-travel that needs to be adjusted, or is it just stuck and not releasing entirely -- or what?
Thanks for any advice on how to go about fixing this!
BELOW is from another thread -- and using the e-brake slightly does eliminate the squeak:
Its the rear brake caliper. Either the rotor is rubbing the caliper bracket or the inner pad is shifting within the caliper bracket.
Drive your car with the e-brake slightly on over rough road. If the squeak is gone it what I stated above.
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What adjustments should I make?
When the car was stored, the parking break WAS engaged -- I know ideally you should use the gears or blocks to hold it in place (I do usually) but forgot to a couple times.
Now -- is this parking break free-travel that needs to be adjusted, or is it just stuck and not releasing entirely -- or what?
Thanks for any advice on how to go about fixing this!
BELOW is from another thread -- and using the e-brake slightly does eliminate the squeak:
Its the rear brake caliper. Either the rotor is rubbing the caliper bracket or the inner pad is shifting within the caliper bracket.
Drive your car with the e-brake slightly on over rough road. If the squeak is gone it what I stated above.
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What adjustments should I make?