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This just fell off of my 2007 mk5 FSI

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dadawg22:
for some context, yesterday my car began to make a pretty audible scraping noise while moving - sounded like sheet metal being rubbed against, and that day the wheels seemed "stuck" when I initially backed it out of the garage. led me to suspect a seized caliper.

began investigating with the rear passenger side brake when I noticed this thing dangling in the air, I poked it and it fell off. I suspect it's just holding a cable in place?

the rear caliper is actually scraping too so that's gonna be a fun job, but what exactly is this pin and will I be able to drive to the parts store with it missing? I have not been able to determine where it fits after having jacked the vehicle up.

GVK:
I think it hangs the park brake cable onto the suspension trailing arm or somewhere along the cables route  :sad1:

dadawg22:
You're probably right, I noticed that the parking brake line is a lot less secured than I expected it to be. Thanks!

Octoparrot:
Yes it supports the handbrake cable. They just push into a rubber bung thing on the chassis and the cable sits in the hook bit.

dadawg22:
Absolutely massive thanks to you both, I've gotten it reseated and the cable sits a lot more snugly now  :drinking:. Next on the docket is the odd scraping noise when the wheels turn  :scared:

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