When the handbrake is applied, a kind of rocker arm is pulled out from behind the lever. The brake cables that go back to the brake calipers are also suspended here. The purpose of the equalizing rocker arm is to distribute the force as evenly as possible on both rear wheels when the handbrake is applied. At the same time, the rocker arm equalizes slight differences in the coefficient of friction of both brake rods.
On the rear disc brakes, the handbrake cables act via a control lever, a pressure rod and an adjustment mechanism as described in section Rear disc brakes.
Handbrake (Audi A4 B5)
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