[s-cars] Rear brake caliper and park brake cables

[ron kirkham]

Hey all,

After six years with a non-functional park brake on my '93 S4, I'm going to
finally fix it....... I think.

I plan to replace the rear calipers, rotors and pads and think I want to do
the park brake cables also.  I have a good write-up on the caliper R&R and
found one on the cables.  My main question is:  is it absolutely necessary
to drop the exhaust (and/or driveshaft) to replace the cables?  I'd love to
not touch the exhaust (or driveshaft) if at all possible as I'm guessing it
will desinigrate if/when removed.  I know it's possible to re-hab these
calipers and guide pins, but I have found that my patience level for this
stuff is not so good.  I'm better off buying the re-mans and going that
route since my "car time" is at minimum these days.  Anybody got a good
source for calipers?  I already have the rotors and pads on the shelf.

What say the masses that have done this work?

Ron
'93 S4 w/245K and no park brake, among other "issues".
'95.5 S6A all working