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Strange behaviour of the parking brakes
I just installed brand-new parking brake shoes (also, among others, new rotors), and experienced a problem during the adjustment:
I adjusted both sides (with the star nut) so that it turns barely on the second click of the parking brake lever, but the brake engages in a somehow irregular way. I had to spin the wheel (forward) a fraction of a turn in order for the (parking) brake to engage. The amount of this free spinning was random. If I spun it backwards, it would (mostly) release, and it would again require this fraction of a turn spinning forward before engaging again. Both sides bahave similar. Keep in mind that on the third click, the parking brakes hold solid, so this seems to be OK. Is this normal behaviour, or something is binding. The design of these parking brakes has many floating parts, so I wouldn't be surprised if this behaviour was normal. I know that this is not related to a problem with the drive axles, etc. Comments? Thanks, Stan
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05-07-2004, 06:19 AM
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Three clicks on the P brake handle is about right. You sure don't want these dragging while going down the road. Just don't let them get so worn that you can pull the P brake handle all the way up and cause the catch pawl to flip over.
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05-07-2004, 08:39 AM
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Trust me, you don't want the pawl flipping over
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05-07-2004, 01:49 PM
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05-07-2004, 02:05 PM
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Same design as the VW. The thumb button pushes a long link that moves a small lever. This lever has a couple of teeth that match the ones on the gear section at the base bracket of the handle assembly. If the parking brakes get too worn you can pull the handle past these teeth and the little lever (pawl) will flip about 100 degrees. The lever will not ratchet then.
Seen them flip on VW's all the time. Only takes a long screw driver and a few seconds to flip the VW ones back over. Then you adjust the brakes. As the 944's are cramped between the seat and the door it takes a tad longer to flip the pawl back.
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05-07-2004, 04:17 PM
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
1983 Porsche 944 2.5L
