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jamie16v

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gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« on: 07 September 2009, 13:03 »
sometimes my handbrake has plenty of hold and other times its just doesnt want to hold at all and the lever travels alot further than it would than if it had a good hold..
is this due to the calipers?.
thanks, jamie.
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Offline dubcruiser

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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #1 on: 07 September 2009, 13:11 »
I would say either a fault with the calipers or your handbrake cable needs replacing...
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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2009, 13:49 »
Rear brakes need changing..?
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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #3 on: 31 May 2010, 11:39 »
sorry to dig up an old one but i eventually found out what this was when i had an extra hand to operate the handbrake while i took a looky. basically all that was causing it was the lever on the caliper which the cable links to was sticking, so when you released the handbrake it wasnt ratcheting to give any adjustment, so as the pads worn the caliper wasnt adjusting to compensate this.
a little wd40 to free it up while you work the mechanism with a small pry bar and then so white grease to keep it fresh is all it needs!
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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #4 on: 31 May 2010, 11:44 »
Quote from: jamie16v on 31 May 2010, 11:39
sorry to dig up an old one but i eventually found out what this was when i had an extra hand to operate the handbrake while i took a looky. basically all that was causing it was the lever on the caliper which the cable links to was sticking, so when you released the handbrake it wasnt ratcheting to give any adjustment, so as the pads worn the caliper wasnt adjusting to compensate this.
a little wd40 to free it up while you work the mechanism with a small pry bar and then so white grease to keep it fresh is all it needs!

Exactly. Seen same problem on 3 golfs.
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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #5 on: 31 May 2010, 19:05 »
most probably it will be cable causing problem. I had same problem on mine couple of months ago.
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jamie16v

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Re: gti 1.8t dodgy handbrake.
« Reply #6 on: 31 May 2010, 20:24 »
matey matey, i`ve already said what the problem was...lol
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