Walt - Sorry ... I assumed that several people would chime in with all kinds of good advice. That word "assume" can get us in trouble sometimes. In addition to your discovery of how the parking brake works, you may want to keep an eye on the little brass spring that is used to keep the pads retracted. It looks like a little wide-spread fork. I have seen many cracked and completely broken. When this happens, the pad rides on the rotor until it's gone, and then the e- brake caliper begins to wear on the rotor (personal experience). The spring is common to Jaguar ... part number 9750. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 Winged1 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > For those of you who care to know, I posted some questions earlier, but no one answered them. Since then I have figured out the answer for myself.