[s-cars] Handbrake Cable replacement

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Wed May 8 22:04:12 EDT 2002


Gary writes:

> Having recently replaced the RR handbrake cables on my S4 and 200TQA, I
> thought I'd pass on a few tips to those who are contemplating
> this fun job. First, if your car is near 100k miles, this needs to be
done,
> IMO. A lot of the RR caliper not releasing problems can be related to this
culprit.

Hmm. Would this explain heavy wear on the right rear brake pads, and almost
no wear on the left rear side? I found this when I changed the rear pads on
the wife's A6, which btw only has 65K miles...

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant




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