W203 Parking brake related.

[niketpatel71]

Hey guys yesterday I got my brake calipers painted after this was done I noticed the parking brake was acting funny i.e. I would have to press it down really hard or when the release lever was pulled it would not fully depress. The workshop that painted my calipers say that the calipers were not removed from the discs and were painted on there so there shouldn't be a problem of not putting something back on properly. Also the clicking sound that used to occur when pressing the parking brake down is gone.

From searching the forum I know that the ratchet is gone but should i tighten the bolt under the rear seats and see if this fixes the problem of the parking brake or could it be something else? Thanks as usual.