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Glen
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Date Posted: 06:00:21 01/11/04 Sun
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In reply to:
Alan Shenberg
's message, "1999 honda accord rear brakes" on 09:44:34 01/10/04 Sat
Alan,
The emergency brake is self-adjusting, and no adjustment is possible. Are you sure it is the e-brake and not just the regular calper brake that is sticking?
Basically, the e-brake works by mechanically pushing on the rear of the caliper piston. There is a cable running to a cam lever assembly that actually does the mechanical work.
The self-adjusting is done by a spring loaded "indexer", that rotates relative to the piston each time you apply the brakes.
On the older Hondas, the cam lever entered the caliper on the top, and over time, water would pool there and enter the caliper. The bearing that the lever rotate in would rust, and the brake would not mechanically release. The newer Hondas, including the 1998-2002 have the camlever entry on the bottom, so this scenario is less likely.
If you think it is the e-brake, fully release the e-brake, and then examine the cable to that wheel. If there is a lot of slop in the cable near where it attaches to the cam lever, then what I described above may have happened, or the cam lever is mechanically locked some other way.
If the cable is not loose, then the e-brake part may not be the culprit. Check the caliper pins for silicone (rubber) grease, and see of the caliper slides easily.
To compress the piston, you have to rotate the piston clockwise, and then align the tab on the inner pad with the bump on the piston.....good luck, glen
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