Question 1

How to effectively check and adjust the Parking Brake Cable on Volkswagen Jetta?

Accepted Answer

The parking brake can be verified by clicking the lever five times to be sure it is fully engaged, any less and it might not be fully released consequently causing the vehicle to drag under the brake and any more and it may not hold the car on an incline. A method of improving its efficiency is to park on a hilly slope with the transmission on Neutral and the parking brake turned on so that the car moves and there is need to change it. The rear brakes are automatically adjusted and usually do not need any service unless the parts such as the brake drums, brake shoes, wheel cylinders and brakes cables are changed. The first step is to block the front wheels, lift the rear of the car, and hold it up well on jackstands and then remove the rear wheels. Once the center console has been taken out, press and release the brake pedal a few times followed by the parking brake, this is to center the cables. When the rear drum brake model is used, turn parking brake to the fourth notch, loosen the adjusting nut until the rear wheels become hard to turn then release the parking brake all the way and make sure the rear wheels turn freely. Calibrate with the number of clicks of the ratchet of the parking brake when in full engagement, and loosen the locknuts. When using rear disc brakes, place 1/16-inch feeler gauge between the caliper lever and the stop and tighten the adjusting nut until one can barely drag. Once the gauges are removed, turn on the parking brake and release the brake, with a 3/64-1/8-inch gap between the two, and ensure the brake is holding and the wheels of the back do not drag when turned. Lastly, the removal is reversed with installation.

Question 2

How should the Parking Brake Cable be adjusted and what steps are involved in the process on Volkswagen Passat?

Accepted Answer

Parking brake does not need habitual adjustments and need to be adjusted when there is a replacement of rear brake components like pads, calipers, and discs or parking brake cables. The first thing to do is to press hard on the brake pedal a few times, and then chock the front wheels, lift the rear of the car and place it safely on jackstands. Completely press the lever of the parking brake and take away the ashtray of the back parts of the center console. Install a screwdriver in the cable compensator pulley, through the hole on the mounting bracket of the parking brake lever. Below the car, there are the parking brake adjuster collars above the exhaust pipe, which are reached by removing the exhaust system heat shields. In the first adjustment collar, take out the locking ring and turn the collar counterclockwise until the stop point, with the open-end wrench to ensure the rear part of the parking brake cable is not turned. Using the parking brake cable on either side of the adjustment collar and push them together until all the slack is exhausted, then turn the adjustment collar clockwise until the slot to the locking ring appears just visible and snap the locking ring in. This is done in a similar manner on the other adjustment collar, and the two parts of the adjustment collar are then just pulled apart on either cable until the slack in both cables is taken-up, keeping the brake caliper parking brake lever positions on their respective stops. Get the screwdriver in the vehicle and unlock the cable compensator by removing it, then press and release the parking brake lever at least thrice times. Get back to the lower part of the vehicle, and adjust the adjustment collars of both cables until a clearance of about 3/64-inch (1 mm), yet not more than 1/16-inch (1.5 mm), is visible between the caliper lever and their stops. Make sure that the adjustment collars have not been adjusted so far that the colored rubber O-rings within the collars have been exposed because it may be an indication that the cables have been stretched beyond the allowable limit or that the rear brake pads are too damaged. Lastly, test the parking brake and repeat the adjustment process by making sure that when adjusted properly, the two brakes firmly lock the wheels with the lever used and that they will turn freely when the lever is lessened and then lower the vehicle.

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45 Parking Brake Cables found

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 7L0-712-306-D

Volkswagen Rear Cable Part Number: 7D0-609-701-E

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Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 1H0-609-721-D

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 3A0-609-721-A

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 171-609-721-C

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 191-609-721-E

Volkswagen Rear Cable Part Number: 701-609-701

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 561-711-952

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 561-711-951

Volkswagen Rear Cable Part Number: 7D0-609-701-A

Volkswagen Rear Cable Part Number: 251-609-701-C

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Volkswagen Front Cable Part Number: 701-711-476-A

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Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 191-609-721

Volkswagen Cable Part Number: 561-609-721-A

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