Hello All:

I have a '92 245 with a parking brake system in dire need of repair. This is the late parking brake system without the star adjuster mechanisms. I noticed squealing from the rear wheels on take-off and every application of the brakes was resulting in an "oil-can" kind of hollow clunk emanating from the rear of the car.

On the weekend I jacked the car up and found that the rear passenger wheel would not turn. The driver's side rear was dragging slightly. I removed the center console and backed the adjusters off completely.

I had difficulty removing the rotor on the passenger side rear. The e-brake shoes were delaminated and stuck to the rotor. While I was working the rotor free of the shoes one of the spring steel retainers that keeps the rear shoes in place broke. Are these included in the hardware kits from places like FCPgroton.com?

Does anyone have good instructions for removing and replacing the emergency brake hardware? I have a Chiltons, which is practically useless... What do you use to remove and replace the springs? Some clear pictures would be fantastic for this stuff-- I checked the 700/900FAQ, but the info there is sparse...

Finally, I have suspected for some time that the 17mm adjuster bolt in the center console wasn't working correctly-- when I took the console apart I found that the c-clip on the end of that bolt was missing and that there appears to be another piece of hardware stuck inside the mechanism-- probably a nut of some description, similarly cadmium plated like the 17mm adjuster bolt. Does anyone have an exploded diagram of the internals of the brake handle mechanism, or am I stuck getting one from a boneyard? Particularly, what is the order of the pieces-- working from the back of the console forward, is it the 17mm bolt, then the nut, then the steel tab with the hole in the center that is part of the handle mechanism, then the c-clip?

Sorry for the wordy post, but I'd appreciate any help I can get!






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Herb Goltz, London, Ontario, Canada '92 245 w/109K mi