Adjusting the brake shoes for the handbrake and the rear handbrake cables, LT 28/35 — AUDI
Adjusting the brake shoes for the handbrake and the rear handbrake cables, LT 28/35 on Audi: 14 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 2DA, 2DB, 2DC, 2DD, 2DE, 2DF, 2DG, 2DH, 2DK, 2DL, 2DM
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 15 Nm (11 lb-ft) | Clamp the eccentric |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Unscrew and remove one wheel bolt from each of the rear axle wheels.
- Release handbrake.
- Raise vehicle. Special information; General no. 11
- Unscrew bolt (1) and turn eccentric in direction of arrow as far as the stop.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows) from the bracket and push the bracket forwards.
- Turn the wheel until the setting pinion can be seen through the hole for the wheel bolt.
- Use a screwdriver to turn the setting pinion until the wheel is fixed.
- Turn back the setting pinion by 3 teeth.
- Adjust the front handbrake cable .
- Fit the removed wheel bolts.
- Pull handbrake lever on four notches.
- Clamp the eccentric with 15 Nm in direction of arrow and tighten bolt (1). — 15 Nm (11 lb-ft)
- Release the handbrake lever.
- Check that both wheels turn freely.
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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