You dont say what year the car is, yours may be different from mine.
Have a look at the back of the wheel, you should see where the handbrake cable hooks on to a lever, there should be a return spring on it. Check the other side to compare. Replace if missing.
If it's not that then the brake will have to be stripped and cleaned.
epsilon
September 2009
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