Parking Brake Mechanism siezed - any ideas ?
 

Hey all,

just got through a rear brake job and I noticed that my parking brake mechanism is somewhat siezed. THe part that is attached to the spring clip that releases the brake caliper when you let down the parking brake doesn't release when the brake off. I tried soaking it in WD-40 but still no luck. I can rotate it back and forth with a wrench, but it doesn't rotate freely by itself and is seems that the spring clip doesnt force it back when you release the brake. Is there a way to replace just that part of the brake caliper ? or am I looking at a new caliper ?

Thanks

I had that same problem and thought it was the spring, replaced the calipers and it somewhat solved the problem for about 3 days and even then it was not fulling releasing. Then i replaced the handbrake cable and that solved it.

thanks for the info, how hard was it to replace the cable ?

I did not think that you still had the A32. Sorry I cannot help- free bump for an OG...

Thanks man, That car will be driven into the ground, 187k miles and running strong :ben: just gotta fix the parking brake now.

I got a local shop to replace it for me for 40 bucks. Its not that hard to do if you can get underneath the car comfortably, its just removing bolts and replacing the cable and putting the bolts back in (from what i saw when they were replacing it).

Does the cable need to be replaced? Or can you remove it and run some lubricant through it?

i think the cable need replacement, anyone know the part number that I need to order ?