Hey everyone,
I purchased a 2005 2.0 L Beetle over the summer. It's my first bug, and my first manual.
Anyways, I somehow managed to break or disconnect my parking brake. I had it looked at, and they said it happened near the lever, so they have to take my console out to fix it, which makes me a little nervous——I'm currently living three hours away from my regular mechanic for school. I figured I could just put it in gear, and bring some wedges around with me until I go home for the holidays to get it fixed. But there's a problem:
My bug rolls still when its in gear. It doesn't matter what I put it in, if the parking brake isn't on, and we're not on level ground, he rolls. I, and everyone I have spoken to about this, are baffled.
Anyone have any idea why it would do this?
Also, any insight on how hard it actually is to fix the brake? Should I just trust a mechanic out here and do it?
Thanks!
I purchased a 2005 2.0 L Beetle over the summer. It's my first bug, and my first manual.
Anyways, I somehow managed to break or disconnect my parking brake. I had it looked at, and they said it happened near the lever, so they have to take my console out to fix it, which makes me a little nervous——I'm currently living three hours away from my regular mechanic for school. I figured I could just put it in gear, and bring some wedges around with me until I go home for the holidays to get it fixed. But there's a problem:
My bug rolls still when its in gear. It doesn't matter what I put it in, if the parking brake isn't on, and we're not on level ground, he rolls. I, and everyone I have spoken to about this, are baffled.
Anyone have any idea why it would do this?
Also, any insight on how hard it actually is to fix the brake? Should I just trust a mechanic out here and do it?
Thanks!