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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: dasachmo on 27 August 2005, 19:30

Title: FAILED MOT PROBS WITH GAITER AND HANDBRAKE
Post by: dasachmo on 27 August 2005, 19:30

HI, took ma mk2 golf to MOT, and it failed on a split nearside gaiter and the guy said the handbrake wasnt strong enuff, it only gave 1 click, when it should give 3, i didnt get it, are the procedures to fix these costly?

Title: Re: FAILED MOT PROBS WITH GAITER AND HANDBRAKE
Post by: ...joe on 27 August 2005, 20:54

your hand brake could be due to knackered rear calipers, a common fault on mk2's. there are various ways of sorting this but mostly it envolves new calipers. depending on which gaiter is split will depend on what needs doing, is it cv joint? inner outer?

Title: Re: FAILED MOT PROBS WITH GAITER AND HANDBRAKE
Post by: Mr Blue on 27 August 2005, 21:25

most people buy new handbreak cables when they buy new calipers. I would buy new handbreak cables first and then see how it goes. The cable could be seized you never know :wink: