Heed Jon B's warning on 2003-2010 emergency brake issue

**FrgMstr** · 06-11-2016

Hi, my name is Kyle, and I am an e-brake user....

**06SRTCoupe** · 06-11-2016

Oh...follow up to my previous post. I have not even used the E-Brake that much. I'm guessing the previous owner did 99% of the damage...

**JonB ~ PartsRack** · 06-14-2016

Originally Posted by FrgMstr

Hi, my name is Kyle, and I am an e-brake user....

Hello Kyle.... still time to make amends.....

**FrgMstr** · 06-15-2016

Originally Posted by JonB ~ PartsRack

Hello Kyle.... still time to make amends.....

Hehe. Yeah, after I torched that set of rear rotors, I don't pull up on that handle very often.

A word of warning to the rest of y'all, my buddies "new" Viper had about 1/16" of pad material on inside rears when he bought it a couple weeks ago. One of the first things I checked on the car when we went to inspect it.

**Vprbite** · 06-15-2016

I almost never use mine and still I think I am having that problem. Am gonna pull the wheels off here shortly and will fix it then.

And Kyle, it's ok. Growing up we were tought it was just what men did. After a long drive you set the e brake and relaxed. We didn't realize what we were really getting ourselves into. We told ourselves could stop whenever we wanted and that it was no big deal. But we are all here together. To help. And as a group we can manage not to trash our rotors.

**JonB ~ PartsRack** · 06-15-2016

Originally Posted by FrgMstr

Hehe. Yeah, after I torched that set of rear rotors, I don't pull up on that handle very often.

A word of warning to the rest of y'all, my buddies "new" Viper had about 1/16" of pad material on inside rears when he bought it a couple weeks ago. One of the first things I checked on the car when we went to inspect it.

EXACTLY! Out Of Sight, invisibly eating up pad then rotor. Gets spendy. $65 prevent-defense avoids the inevitable on SRTs

**ntw0rk** · 08-02-2017

So, to clarify... is this possibly the light squeak squeak squeak I hear when driving after the car has warmed up? I don't hear any noises when I first start driving, but after it is hot, I can hear it. Especially when driving home as I pass a wall in our neighborhood. I can't really tell where it is coming from, but my spidey senses say it sounds more like the front of the car.

**Mopar'er no car** · 08-02-2017

It's been 1 year and 7 months since I've last used. I get cravings and a bit nervous on hills but I've been able to hold out..

**Special Ed** · 08-02-2017

Originally Posted by ntw0rk

So, to clarify... is this possibly the light squeak squeak squeak I hear when driving after the car has warmed up? I don't hear any noises when I first start driving, but after it is hot, I can hear it. Especially when driving home as I pass a wall in our neighborhood. I can't really tell where it is coming from, but my spidey senses say it sounds more like the front of the car.

Yes it probably is what your hearing. When I had my Gen3 I had the same noise. I took the e-brake caliper off, reset the pads and never touched the e-brake after that. Never a squeak after that.

**viperBase1** · 11-19-2017

So has anybody installed the IPSCO Parking Brake Kit?
If so whatdaknow?

**Steve M** · 11-19-2017

Originally Posted by viperBase1

So has anybody installed the IPSCO Parking Brake Kit?
If so whatdaknow?

Those appear to be for guys with Gen I/II Vipers that upgrade to larger rear brakes and can no longer use the integrated parking brake.

**pokeyl** · 11-19-2017

Clean Lube No Problems.

https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...KING-Brake-Fix

**Tom Sessions** · 11-19-2017

Originally Posted by pokeyl

Clean Lube No Problems.

https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...KING-Brake-Fix

The issue is more with the parking brake cable lightly forcing the parking brake caliper towards the rotor then it is the caliper guides sticking. Since it is a full floating caliper that is why the inner pad wears and not the outer pad. Cleaning the slids is always a good idea. But most likely won't fix the issue over the long haul.

**viperBase1** · 11-20-2017

Originally Posted by Steve M

Those appear to be for guys with Gen I/II Vipers that upgrade to larger rear brakes and can no longer use the integrated parking brake.

Thanks, was curious.

Originally Posted by pokeyl

Clean Lube No Problems.
https://driveviper.com/forums/thread...KING-Brake-Fix

Thanks Pokeyl. Hadn't seen that post.
I see a socket wrench, a bolt, a spacer, what looks like a shot gun shell (another spacer/the piston?) and a finger pointing at the outside pad.
=> "Get yer Shot Gun and Shoot here".. is that what you're saying?

I imagine a complete tear down, clean and lube would do..

Originally Posted by Tom Sessions

The issue is more with the parking brake cable lightly forcing the parking brake caliper towards the rotor then it is the caliper guides sticking. Since it is a full floating caliper that is why the inner pad wears and not the outer pad. Cleaning the slids is always a good idea. But most likely won't fix the issue over the long haul.

Thanks. Yea, seems to be a multi-faceted issue and the path to least resistance is to (1) Don't use the E-Brake unless necessary and (2) keep eyes on the pad wear and do the maintenance as needed.

Which is what I've been doing ever since I learned about the E-Brake issue not long after I bought the car.
Currently, the pad wear on my car isn't too bad and is fairly even, so I've decided to do nothing for the moment and continue to monitor.

Also, I need to swap my E-Brake Re-Location Brackets side-to-side (if I go with 18" wheels for the track), but might need to remove the belly pan to re-route the cables.
so the plan is to check/do this next time she's up on the lift.

Thanks guys!

ViperGTS · 07-05-2018

After ~29000 miles I had to swap the pads...inner one almost down to "zero" - outer pad like new. Never use(d) the e-brake. Almost.
Check and swap!

**blankline9** · 11-07-2018

Stumbled on this thread when I changed the oil about a month ago. Pulled the rear wheels and I'm glad I did. I only pulled the handle a few times since buying the car but who knows how often it was used before I picked it up. The inner pads on both sides were definitely at the point of replacing. Caught it in time, ordered new ones, and swapped outer to inner and put the new ones on the outside. I've got 30k miles on it. Assuming the ones I took off were the original ones since they were stamped brembo and the replacements weren't....but I could be wrong.

**13COBRA** · 11-07-2018

Originally Posted by blankline9

Stumbled on this thread when I changed the oil about a month ago. Pulled the rear wheels and I'm glad I did. I only pulled the handle a few times since buying the car but who knows how often it was used before I picked it up. The inner pads on both sides were definitely at the point of replacing. Caught it in time, ordered new ones, and swapped outer to inner and put the new ones on the outside. I've got 30k miles on it. Assuming the ones I took off were the original ones since they were stamped brembo and the replacements weren't....but I could be wrong.

Did you screw the cylinder back in the caliper? If not, they'll wear out quite a bit faster than 30k miles.

**JPL** · 11-07-2018

Does this go for ACR’s as well?

**13COBRA** · 11-07-2018

Originally Posted by JPL

Does this go for ACR’s as well?

YES.

Mine were pretty shitty when I finally looked and replaced.

If you haven't looked, I'd tell you to go ahead and order the pads before even looking. lol