The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

understanding the e-brake 200 85

posted by  someone claiming to be Evan R on  Tue Sep 25 08:29 CST 2001 [RELATED]

you may recall I have a car with a frozen e-brake. The little shoes have become one with the rotor.

So the rotor won't come off.

Here's what I need to know, as the pics in Bentley aren't quite clear:

It *appears* that the actuator is not mounted to anything. and it feels like the parking brake cable is what's holding me up.

*SO*, if I remove the cable at the parking brake handle (inside) will I be able to pull it entirely through the sleeve? IOW, will I be able to pull off the rotor, the guts of thr e-brake, and the entire cable off as one welded together unit?

Or will the cable not pull out of the sleeve? should I perhaps just sever the cable, jacket and all, somewhere along the axle? I am perfectly willing to sacrifice e-brake function, as this is a major beater and equipped with automatic tranny.

Please help - this car needs to be driveable before the snow flies so I can save my virtually rust-free '86 244.





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.