Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 02:20:20 GMT From: yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com (Inky) Subject: Re: Sticking Brake
On Sun, 09 Dec 2001 06:47:11 GMT, "Morgan Bullard" <mjbullardnopsampammersdie.earthlink.net> wrote: >Having just replaced my left front caliper for this very reason, I would tend to suspect the caliper, >however, take the wheel off and check to see if the cable is releasing and the lever on the caliper >sticking or is the cable holding the lever on the caliper down. It's possible that it's the cable, so >figure out which it is before buying parts. Also, get the Bently manual. Thanks, all, for the help. The day before I discovered the problem, I was doing some Net surfing for "1985 Saab" and came across a review where the guy said it was an excellent car but the handbrake caliper had to be replaced at 200,000 miles. I thought, "Huh, wonder how I'll know if that goes out..." Didn't take long to be enlightened. I'll get the wheel off and check the caliper and cable and see what I come up with. -- christian '85 900 >"Larry Palmer" <palmerlnopsami.com> wrote in message news:JrAQ7.21478$Yy.295319nopsamnsc53... >> I'd agree with Tony. I have had the same problem on every pre 1988 Saab >> I've owned. The handbrake moves a different piston and it gets rusty from >> water absorbed into the brake fluid. >> Larry >> >> "˙yvind Moxnes" <23moxnopsamne.no> wrote in message >> news:8XpQ7.10300$yB2.166196nopsam1.oke.nextra.no... >> > >> > "Tony at PartsAMillion.com" <Tonynopsamsamillion.com> wrote in message >> > news:9us626$5qd1$1nopsam3.infoave.net... >> > > You probably need to replace or rebuild the caliper. >> > > It is likely that the caliper piston is sticking. >> > >> > I don't think that's the cause. >> > If it was, he would have experienced the same problem after normal >> braking. >> > It's most likely the wires that needs to be replaced. >> > >> > >> > > > I've noticed that after applying my handbrake and releasing it, the >> > > > front left brake stays locked. Last time I had to rattle it with the >> > > > tire tool. Any thoughts on the cause? >> > >> > >> > ˙yvind Moxnes Well, Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'. Some thought he had religion; others thought he had a demon, And Harv thought he had a Weedeater loose in his Fruit of the Looms. -- Ray Stevens (in "Mississippi Squirrel Revival")
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