AE82 Handbrake cables

[AE82 FXGT]

Hey all,

My corolla failed it warrant for having no handbrake on one side.
The calipers seemed stiff when pulling on the handbrake lever on the caliper, so I rebuilt both the rear calipers (the cable seemed OK as I could slide it).

So anyway I chucked the calipers back on and the handbrake still bites hard on the right but not hard on the left.

I took both the handbrake cables out and they move freely, so I figured I would put them both back, but before doing so I noted that the right side is shorter than the left.

Is this normal?

I don't think it would be, but I also don't think they could stretch, I figured they would snap.

Any insight would be helpful.

[varix]

Sorry to steal, but I have this same problem in my AE92 Trueno. The Right side handbrake locks perfect but the left side does not lock at all. Would this be stretched/snapped cable on the left?

[pc]

I had this problem and changed the handbrake cable with a spare I had. The one I removed felt like it moved reasonably freely on both sides, but obviously the smallest difference was enough to make the handbrake not work very well on one side.