Handbrake disconnected?

[FNK]

Hello fellow Audiziner,
I have replace my rear brakes and removed the caliper also for inspection.

However, I have pushed against the "ball" of the e-brake, heard like it disconnected, or became loose, ... then reassembled everything and the e-brake wont engage. One side of the ball e-brake wire is now too long.


I dont get what happened, more specificly where to look!

[Rausch]

Did you pump the brake pedal up to get the piston back out? When you say the e brake won't engage go you mean it won't keep your car parked or you have slop in the handle?

[FNK]

Ebrake is basicly useless, pulling it will not cause any resistance.

[Rausch]

But is their resistance on the e brake handle when you pull on it or is it loose.

[Rausch]

It looks like you parking brake is applied in the picture. If your parking brake is released and it looks like that then your lever isn't returning which would cause a sloppy e brake handle. It's common for the levers to start to seize up over time and not return to there released position after being applied.

[FNK]

AH, I removed the rear passenger ashtray to have a look under the e-brake. The hook on the driver side moved out of position... more wrenching it is.


Thank for the help!