Some brake advice please

[tom_rob_89 10]

Hello everyone I would like some advice about an issue with my rear brakes if anyone can help? It started a while ago when I had it jacked up with the rear drivers side wheel off and realised that I could turn the hub even though the hand brake was on. I checked the other side and all seemed fine so thought I must need a new caliper. I was in the process of buying all new rubber suspension parts such as wishbones and all the bushes and stuff, so I thought I'll get them sorted first. I took it down to my local vw specialist to get them all fitted. When I picked the car up he told me that he had had to replace the rear brake hoses because they where corroded. A day or two after I got out of the car after a short journey and noticed that the drivers side rear disc (on the one that I had previously thought was knakerd) was glowing red hot! It has only done this the once though. Since then the ABS light comes on as soon as I start driving (but on start up it comes on and goes out as it should). Once it has slammed on when I was accelerating which I must admit was scary and occasionally it feels like it's pushing the pedel back when I brake. I have taken it back to the garage and had it plugged in and the computer had errors for both the rear sensors more on the passenger side though?! :/ confuesed now lol. So he says I will need both rear sensors and a drivers side caliper. So if anyone could shed some light on this I would much appreciate it. Thanks for reading. :D!

[swampy 0]

Sounds more like the handbrake mechanism isn't releasing.

 

Could also be the cable sticking

[mr.ots 10]

If they are the original calipers then the hand break mechanism may well be sticking on. If the discs were glowing hot then the heat transfer could have damaged the abs sensor.

 

If the abs light comes on once the car is moving it's usually a sign of a faulty wheel sensor.

[Supercharged 2]

So had they not replaced the caliper then?

 

I'd replace both sides with MK4 items if you can but you may well need a wheel bearing too on that side as the grease will have got cooked.

 

Could also be moisture getting inside and freezing / corroding the handbrake cables.

 

ABS errors - i'd ignore these for now if the sensors read the same resistance from the plugs under the rear seats - clear the codes and get the mechanical stuff sorted first - ABS errors will come up if the front wheels are moving and rears are not and also could be dust / dirt / distorted or corroded ABS cage or wheel bearing play.