Is your handbrake cable sticking?

2 hours ago, T07 said:

Is your handbrake cable sticking?

On 10/06/2025 at 17:12, Alasdair1 said:

Probably a small stone or piece of grit that caused the groove. It will be long gone now. I doubt it will cause any problems with brakes and should wear out eventually.

Alasdair

Thanks for your reply, this could be a possibility however they were the same on both pads, roughly in the same space, albeit one is less scored than the other.

2 hours ago, T07 said:

Is your handbrake cable sticking?

I did have an issue with my handbrake not disengaging fully a year or so ago. It was still under warranty so Skoda fixed it for me. If the cable was sticking I believe the the handbrake light would be on on the dash, however this is not the case.

I believe that releasing a hand brake / parking / e-brake will have the light go out, but that does not mean automatically that the pads are not sticking, caliper seized or a cable is restricted / sticking.

Servicing of the brakes required.

16 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

I believe that releasing a hand brake / parking / e-brake will have the light go out, but that does not mean automatically that the pads are not sticking, caliper seized or a cable is restricted / sticking.

Servicing of the brakes required.

Definitely not a seized calliper now as I have replaced them, the cable could be a possibility. I'm booked in for my MOT on Tuesday they said they will have a good look before to see what going on. Hopefully it will be the end to all my issues, I'll report back with what they say/find.

Is that a pre-mot then or inspection service before the MOT?

Well MOT all passed fine and the garage couldn't find anything wrong, in fact they said I had done an excellent job on them. The brakes had started squeaking when driving again and when coming to a stop, so thought I'd have another try at resolving the issue. Before going I took the backs off AGAIN, fully cleaned all the grease off and instead of using the Bosch Superfit grease I had used before, I used Liqui Moly Anti squeal paste. I covered all contact point and applied a little to the back of the pads this time even though the install guide doesn't specify is required. On the way to and from the garage typically there was no sound and all seemed well. A week or so after they seemed better but not fully right still, so I took the fronts off and repeated the process of cleaning them up again and using the Liqui Moly paste on all contact points. Since then they have been spot on, not heard any squeaking and they seems to be operating as they should! I can still hear a slight whirring sound but I think this is just because of the J hooks, I have read on other forums that J hook discs can be noisier than smooth ones. So hopefully all is well from now on fingers crossed, thank you for everyone's input and advise it has been greatly appreciated.