McDiz

Cheers Girardi. I'll have a look around and see what I can find. Would like to go the silicone hose route as it will be much cheaper.

I've had a block of wood just under the front wheel for the last 3 nights, the car hasn't moved an inch though since pulling the handbrake up as high as it will go. Needs adjusting though so i'll find some time to take it to a garage as i'm not too confident in sorting this (although consulting the Haynes book it does look pretty straight forward). Finger's crossed it was just a one off occurrence as i'll be removing the block of wood in the next day or so. Will mark this thread as resolved, appreciate the help all =)

Hello All, Second post for some further advice, separate parts this time! Do any of you know where I can purchase the following? I've had a nose around the forums but I couldn't really find anything other than pictures of one of the parts: 1J2612041K 1J0612041ES Ebay search returned a couple of results for 1J2612041K, but not with that specific part number... however i cannot track down the part for 1J0612041ES. Can you use Silicone Hoses out of curiosity instead for these two parts? If so what size? Thanking you in advance, Joe

I was guessing if I had a slipped clutch then the gear may not be fully biting? Day two on the slope and has been ok!

Thanks for the advice all! The handbrake seems to have held overnight yesterday, unfortunately first gear doesn't save the car if the handbrake fails, the car slowly rolls back, I'll try reverse tomorrow evening. The garage mentioned my clutch is slipping so this may be why the gear is not holding the car without the handbrake on.. I'll get both the calipers looked at also =)

Hello All, I've not posted much to the forum before but after a search I can't really find what I'm looking for so I'm after advice or for someone to point me in the right direction. I had my MK1 Octavia VRS parked on the driveway yesterday, on an incline, handbrake up and placed in first gear..been doing this for months with no issue. Next thing I know the car Is at the bottom of the street, still in first with the handbrake lower than what I pulled it up to.. The garage today could find no obvious problems and could only conclude that when my brakes cooled this is what made the handbrake give in? So I tried it again this evening with the same procedure previous but I decided to see if the car would hold in first. Sure enough it struggled with the handbrake off and started to build up speed rolling backwards.. The handbrake seems to be holding so far tonight, however I don't want to take any risks. Has anyone else had this before or know what may be causing: 1. The handbrake to fail 2. First gear not stopping the car rolling back Many Thanks Joe

Hello All, I am new to the forum and an owner of a MK1 Octavia VRS. Bought as an upgrade for a family car just over a month ago, drives brilliantly so far! Looking to get a remap done soon and have a dump valve fitted... Any hints/tips/experiences you wish to share, your comments will be welcomed, McDiz