Freezing rear calipers

[Doug Waschenko]

I replaced the entire parking brake cable assembly and put rebuilt rear calipers in three years ago.
When it gets cold and the car sits over night the parking brake won't release until it thaws out. It is released inside but the calipers are still locked.
Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to fix it besides move to Florida for the winter??

 

[Rob94]

In the winter, DO NOT use the parking brake. I just leave it in gear.

 

[Doug Waschenko]

Rob, are you saying that your parking brake freezes up too? Maybe this is a common problem with SHO's?
I live on a hill. If I had something on the car to tie a rope to, I could tie the rope to a tree and not have to use the parking brake. Of course, this time of year the deer and the beavers chew on everything and it may not make it overnight. The cops doen't like the ropes either because they fall over them chasing the burglars in the dark.
Just putting the car in gear doesn't really help me either. The clutch doesn't slip so the engine will turn and the car rolls anyway.
No, I need more help than this, but thanks for your input.

 

[stevemainian]

Ebrake will usually freeze when its cold, happens to everyone.

My ebrake wont even engage right now, I hope because of the weather. (it was working prior to this lil snow storm)

 

[groundpounders]

mines frozed up even in the summer once i use the e-brake it will drag, i chnaged everything and still drags once used so i took the e-brake cable of and been good since

 

[Rob94]

I'm saying the parking brake will freeze on any car. The SHO is not special in this matter.

 

[Rob94]

I live on a hill. If I had something on the car to tie a rope to, I could tie the rope to a tree and not have to use the parking brake.

I am going to assume the rope comment is a joke. Parking brakes freezing in the winter is a very common problem on every vehicle ever produced. The cables run under the vehicle, and they get wet during driving. At night, that water freezes and is quite capable of overpowering the springs used to release the brake. If you cannot alter your parking location to a more level area, I would suggest you invest in a cheap set of wheel blocks. You can even make one out of an old chunk of wood. That is a common and acceptable solution, and is required equipment on commercial vehicles.

 

[TankII]

I use Teflon "Superlube" in a spray can in the fall on the cables. Keeps them from freezing up when the temp drops. Oh, and it was .8 deg. f Tuesday AM...

TankII

 

[Blast7]

I just installed a new brake cable and mine gets stuck as well. It gets stuck in the winter and summer time. I think the slider pins for the rear calipers are frozen. They need to be greased very often. Many times the damn boots for those things rip. You could always buy new caliper plates that come with the slider pins brand new from the dealer. I think they are around $20 for each caliper plate set.

 

[Fourcats]

Just completed doing the LR disc & pads. The rotor was heavily grooved on the inside and the inside pad was...metal. The outside was fine, over 60%. One of the slider pins was found to be frozen. I don't know of that will solve the problem but, its "REALLY GREAT" to find something {simple} wrong!

 

[Tommy's SHO]

I use Teflon "Superlube" in a spray can in the fall on the cables. Keeps them from freezing up when the temp drops. Oh, and it was .8 deg. f Tuesday AM...

TankII

That's the best that someone can do. I even do that on my e-brake and mine is an ATX and it never froze in this Montreal weather.
It also works on the power antenna.