Mk7 Golf Sticky Handbrake

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Spydaman

Original Poster:

1,511 posts

260 months

Friday 10th May
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My Son who lives in Sweden has a mk7 Golf estate which sounds like it’s got a stuck handbrake. It’s an electric one so I assume it’s either jammed or the actuator had packed or what? anyone had experience of this? Is it a known fault?

stevieturbo

17,297 posts

249 months

Friday 10th May
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pretty sure they're individual calipers. So are both sticking ? just one wheel ? Other ?

Spydaman

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1,511 posts

260 months

Friday 10th May
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Just one wheel which makes me think it’s a sticky calliper or actuator.

Pickled Piper

6,347 posts

237 months

Sunday 19th May
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A sticking rear calliper is quite a common issue on a MK 7 Golf. Most cost effective fix is to replace the calliper.