MkIII parking brake cables loose

[Marshmello_Tdi]

Hello, I have a mk3 98 Jetta. The parking brake equalizer plate doesn’t engage either cable then the parking brake is fully applied. It seems like the cables have been stretched. Does anyone know what the issue could be or does anyone have the same issue? Here is a pic of the cables from the center console.

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• Marshmello_Tdi
• Apr 8, 2022

 

[Abacus]

I'm thinking you have the wrong cables.

 

[Mongler98]

Are those new? Or origional?
Have you taken the drumbs off?

 

[Marshmello_Tdi]

Are those new? Or origional?
Have you taken the drumbs off?

As far as I know they are original. I did take the drums off and nothing looked wrong or out of place but I’m not a professional. Here’s a pic of the drum.

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• Marshmello_Tdi
• Apr 9, 2022

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• Marshmello_Tdi
• Apr 9, 2022

 

[Mongler98]

does not look obvious to me, the cables seem to be the wrong ones, did you get this car just recently? maybe they have snapped?
looking at things here. its clear you have one option... replacement!

 

[Marshmello_Tdi]

does not look obvious to me, the cables seem to be the wrong ones, did you get this car just recently? maybe they have snapped?
looking at things here. its clear you have one option... replacement!

I got the car at the end of 2019 but I parked it soon after and haven’t driven it much until recently. Where would I get the cables and what would it take to swap them?

 

[Marshmello_Tdi]

Also from looking at the inside of the drums how would you tell what the issue would be?

 

[Mongler98]

Also from looking at the inside of the drums how would you tell what the issue would be?

not attached or bent arm for the ebrake,
It could be possible that the jacket around the ebrake cables is so far rusted out that the cable has pulled around the corner!
either way replace is the only option!

 

[Mongler98]

I got the car at the end of 2019 but I parked it soon after and haven’t driven it much until recently. Where would I get the cables and what would it take to swap them?

any of our trusted vendor, German auto part .com, IDparts.com, ECS, Cascade, CariD, and some others i cant think of right now.
Germanautopart or IDpart are IMO the best for you, im biased though so shop around. Rockauto isnt bad for these types of things either but i like supporting our vendors. Rockauto has plenty of business so food for thought!