Adjusting front handbrake cable — AUDI
Adjusting front handbrake cable on Audi: 8 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Setting the front handbrake cable on the Audi models covered by the platform codes listed below is a matter of positioning one bracket correctly. With the handbrake lever released and the vehicle raised, the nuts on the bracket are slackened and the bracket pushed forward, then drawn back until there is exactly 6 mm between the lever and the bracket. A 6 mm drill bit makes a handy gauge. The nuts are tightened, the handbrake pulled on four notches and released to settle the cables, and both wheels are checked for free rotation. The two things that decide it are measuring the gap with the lever fully released, and confirming afterwards that nothing is dragging.
🧭 Before you start
Release the handbrake lever and raise the vehicle. Slacken the bracket nuts, push the bracket forward, then set it back to a 6 mm gap between lever and bracket and tighten the nuts. Apply the handbrake to 4 notches, release it and check that both wheels turn freely.
Fits: platform codes 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX, 2EB, 2EE, 2EK, 2FC, 2FF, 2FL, 2FZ, 2FG, 2FM
Don't miss
- Make the adjustment with the handbrake lever fully released.
- Use a 6 mm drill shank as a gauge between lever and bracket.
- Cycle the lever to 4 notches after tightening to settle the cables.
- Confirm both wheels spin freely with no brake drag.
Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.
📋 Procedure
- Release handbrake lever.
- Raise vehicle 10.2.
- Unscrew nuts (2) from bracket (3), and push bracket in direction of travel.
- Push bracket backwards until there is 6 mm clearance between lever (1) and bracket (3). [Note: A 6 mm drill may be used as gauge.]
- Tighten nuts of bracket.
- Pull handbrake lever on 4 notches.
- Release handbrake lever.
- Check that both wheels turn freely.
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