was discussing my lousy pedal feel after pushing pistons back on the front pad change, with former dealer mechanic. he remebers with delight how the handbrake cable needed to be loosened off at the adjuster under the console cover and pump the brake pedal like nothing else, adjust back up cable, finding not need as far as before and pedal comes good.

I have never done it this way in five or six pad changes on EA81 and EA82.Was I just unlucky this time, or did my calipers need a rebuild ? The problem was sourced at just one caliper/corner, and when piston removed, found bore seal sitting awkwardly .....

i've never done that on front ebrake XT6's.  install new pads and go and the ebrake mechanism adjusts itself.

 

lousy pedal feel could be fluid or sticky caliper pins (extremely common here in the rust prone parts of the US).

Edited October 22, 201510 yr by grossgary

the adjust handbrake cable and pump pedal is not in the 1981 - 3 service manual . Might be a result of an internal service bulletin maybe?