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I'm told it is how the parking brake adjusts itself when the pads
get worn. The parking brake lever pulls a cable which actuates the
rear brake calipers. Discovered the special tool after battling the
rear brakes on my wife's Jetta. I borrowed the special tool from
the local O'Reilly or Pep Boys.<br>
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If I remember correctly, I had to use the brakes a couple times
before the parking brake worked again.<br>
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Brian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/13/2018 5:05 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eric@megageek.com">eric@megageek.com</a>
wrote:<br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Can someone please let me know
what the
advantage of the new 'spin to compress' brake pistons are?</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Seriously, were cars flying off
the
road with no brakes and I didn't notice it?</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">This new system requires more
tools*
(and they didn't even standardize the pattern), more effort,
most of the
time destroys the boot, and requires you to line up a pin with
the de-tent
so you can put the caliper on.</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">So what am I missing? Why are
these better? I would image they are more complicated on the
inside
as well. Also seems that they require more machining/parts to
make.</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">*=I don't mind buying more tools,
in
fact I already bought the tool and I'm looking at an upgraded
version of
it. </font>
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Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<br>
Tech Viper<br>
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a
rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory."
Ralph
Waldo Emerson </font>
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