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Old 09-28-2011, 02:16 PM   #62 (permalink)
d0sitmatr
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so now I dont feel so bad about the few poor tanks Ive gotten so far.
apparently, I have a caliper that occasionally sticks a little.
it doesnt totally stay locked, but doesnt release all the way after I take off the e-brake, and I think it isnt happening every time.

I noticed it the other day, while gliding downhill, normally my car will retain and even increase mph by a few on this particular downslope, but the other day, the car actually lost speed of almost 5 mph. I also noticed the car was struggling a lil to get up to speed.
so Im going to have to re-train myself not to engage the e-brake when I park, until I can have it looked at (hopefully next week)
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