Handbrake mechanism December 06, 2022, 04:31:28 PM HiI have a problem with my rear calipers, the handbrake has never worked very well and now doesnt work at all. The calipers are refurbished but i think fairly cheap ones. On inspection i found that the handbrake mechanism is useless it only moves the piston very slightly and only once. I want to remove the mechanism to inspect it but there are no nuts its just straight into the caliper via a seal and i dont want to damage it. Anyone have any advice on this ?
Re: Handbrake mechanism Reply #1 – December 07, 2022, 01:04:31 PM Quote from: Mark F on December 06, 2022, 04:31:28 PMHiI have a problem with my rear calipers, the handbrake has never worked very well and now doesnt work at all. The calipers are refurbished but i think fairly cheap ones. On inspection i found that the handbrake mechanism is useless it only moves the piston very slightly and only once. I want to remove the mechanism to inspect it but there are no nuts its just straight into the caliper via a seal and i dont want to damage it. Anyone have any advice on this ?It's all held together with circlips. I'm sure someone did a build on here, which showed most of what you'd need to know.
Re: Handbrake mechanism Reply #2 – December 07, 2022, 09:35:48 PM my handbrake is week, too. i'd like to check and see,if i need to exchange or just adjust something,but i've never done it before.@Eddypeck could you find this rebuild, somehow ?
Re: Handbrake mechanism Reply #3 – December 08, 2022, 09:28:13 AM try this https://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/clubforum/index.php?topic=517.msg10198#msg10198
Re: Handbrake mechanism Reply #4 – December 13, 2022, 04:48:18 PM Thanks bothIm going to attempt to take it apart if i can and see what's wrongIf i cant improve it i would like to buy some better quality ones, anyone recommend what to buy. These ones are Ridex
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