Error 2430 Left Parking Brake Motor, resistance to movement

[gadgetmind]

I have a parking brake error in the MFD of my 2006 D3 and my Vagcom leads shows -

 

1 Fault Found:

 

02430 - Left Parking Brake Motor (V282) Resistance to Movement
            003 - Mechanical Failure - MIL ON
             Freeze Frame:
                    Fault Status: 11110011
                    Fault Priority: 3
                    Fault Frequency: 4
                    Reset counter: 117

 

I think it's due new pads, and is this error likely to clear if the piston is cleaned up? Failing that, just a new motor or whole caliper?

 

Thanks

 

[E-bmw]

Don't know your car intimately but seeing "resistance to movement" would lead me to free off, clean, grease where appropriate etc all parts of the handbrake mechanism.

Whether that is cables/pistons/calipers/pads/sliders is depending on how yours works.

[cruiser647]

In VAG-Com, you can open and close them and also open them for brake pad replacement.

Try opening for brake pad replacement and you should hear them both moving.  I think it'll be pretty obvious (sound wise) if only the one is heard.

If you hear them both, you should see how far the pistons move in VAG-Com - although I had to wind mine in a bit to get the new pads in.  (uses a 3 point caliper attachment rather than the normal 2, so I had to find and buy one that fitted the tool - the big motor factor in my town had it)

 

However, try to wind in, and out with VAG-Com first, then maybe the tool to see if it is fooked or if it's the VAG-Com lying to you.

[gadgetmind]

If it is (as seems likely) the parking brake motor, it looks like an easy fix.  Anyone done it?