L5W
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 06:30 AM |
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Shortening a handbrake cable
Hi,
I'm using drums on the back and I'm about ready to fit the handbrake cable. The MK build manual says the standard sierra cable needs
shortening by approx 800mm
Once chopped, would these on be safe enough to use on the end of the
shortened hand brake cable?
Are there any off the shelf items? I've seen Allegro items mentioned on here before but are they for disk brakes only?
Thanks,
Lee
http://l5w-mk-indy-zetec.blogspot.com/
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t16turbotone
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 06:58 AM |
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NO....those things are made for throttle cables-not strong enough, i used bulldog wire rope clamps
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Davey D
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 07:18 AM |
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As above... there is no way they would hold onto a handbrake cable under tension
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 07:38 AM |
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As Above..... But if you have a friendly AA man, show him the end and he might have an end to suit in his cable repair box...the ends they use hold
the cable in with 2 allen grub screws.
tony
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afj
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 08:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad-butcher
As Above..... But if you have a friendly AA man, show him the end and he might have an end to suit in his cable repair box...the ends they use hold
the cable in with 2 allen grub screws.
tony
Thats what i did and he happened to be working his last day so he gave me a big box full
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eccsmk
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 09:21 AM |
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i used these to re join my cable just under the handbrake lever
link
ebay
[Edited on 4/8/09 by eccsmk]
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zoom
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 10:36 AM |
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I fitted one end to the shoes inside the drum, ran the cable around the handbrake lever and back down to the other drum.
I then cut it to length (make sure the lever is down and the adjuster on the outer cable has some adjustment in it) and fitted the cable through a 6mm
bolt with a hole drilled through it (hole needs to be up the shank of the bolt)
I then welded the end of the cable to the head of the bolt, this then fits into the arm on the brake shoes.
Its been ok for 1000 miles and mr sva tester tried his best to snap it.
mycar
mybuildsite
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L5W
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 11:30 AM |
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Thank you for the advice, I'm glad I asked before nearly buying the cbs clamps!
[Edited on 4/8/09 by L5W]
http://l5w-mk-indy-zetec.blogspot.com/
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Mal
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| posted on 4/8/09 at 03:18 PM |
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Try Westfield Parts.
The Sierra donor version will reqire a handbrake cable for drum brakes. They will also have one for Sierra calipers.
Mal
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MautoK
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| posted on 8/8/09 at 05:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eccsmk
i used these to re join my cable just under the handbrake lever
link
ebay
[Edited on 4/8/09 by eccsmk]
I used the same. I cut the cable inner halfway, wrapped the two ends around the semicircular thingy and secured the overlaps with three  clamps
each.
Maybe fortunately the SVA man didn't want to see!
John.
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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