Humbug
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 02:25 PM |
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Cover handbrake lever
I saw somewhere that people had had problems at SVA with the handbrake lever being insufficiently radiused (even underneath a gaiter). I don't
know if I will have a problem but to minimise the risk I came up with this:
A bit of used heater hose with a suitable bend already in it, slit and PUd to the top. A smaller bit of hose PUd underneath, just in case.
PS - I will be refitting the gaiter again afterwards
[Edited on 12/9/05 by Humbug]
 
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jos
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 02:34 PM |
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Thats a bloody good idea.
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VinceGledhill
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 02:56 PM |
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I just put a leather gaiter on mine and it was fine. That's what's on a family run about and they get type aproval so will be OK
Regards
Vince Gledhill
Time Served Auto Electrician
Lucas Leeds 1979-1983
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 03:47 PM |
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Did similar to Mr Humbug but with that foam pipe lagging stuff.
It's really comfortable for resting your elbow on whilst driving. 
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Avoneer
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 04:30 PM |
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I think it really nees a gaitor as well as you can get to the "teeth" of the ratchet when it is on.
Pat...
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Humbug
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 05:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
I think it really nees a gaitor as well as you can get to the "teeth" of the ratchet when it is on.
Pat...
Hence my PS that I will be reftting the gaiter - you can see the inside of the gaiter on the right hand side, peeled forward from the lever itself.
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Humbug
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 05:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by VinceGledhill
I just put a leather gaiter on mine and it was fine. That's what's on a family run about and they get type aproval so will be OK
I am pretty sure that I saw on here somewhere that someone had failed even with a gaiter, so I thought I would make it less likely to fail. As
Hellfire says, it should also be a bit more comfortable on the left arm/elbow
[Edited on 12.09.2005 by Humbug]
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wilkingj
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 08:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jos
Thats a bloody good idea.
THATS what this site is all about
We all have the odd good idea, none of us have ALL the good ideas!..
Excellent stuff.. I am getting towards SVA.. Thanks for the ideas!..
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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bob
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 08:15 PM |
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I failed on radius edge of the sierra hand grip,the gator i used tied up very close to the end but with the deadly radius gauge it was just outside
the limit (2.5mm i think) i just made up an extension to the original gator to cover.
Beware also the release button as i have heard some have failed as well,very petty in my opinion.
 
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indykid
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 09:02 PM |
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i used a rover p6 hanbrake lever, and pu'd a cut down standard nut cover (as in not tifosi) to the end.
it definitely needed it, as the button has square edges, and is chromed, but still applies to the sierra one too
hth
tom
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/9/05 at 10:10 PM |
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i would STRONGLY recommend having a full gaitor. I was driving along recently and looked down, to my horror the free end of my harness straphad fallen
down the hole and was brushing the prop. Can you imagine what it would do if it got wrapped round it?!  maybe even fatal.
Im getting a full gaitor to cover it, once i can be arsed taking it out again! 
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Humbug
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 07:14 AM |
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OK - here is the gaiter refitted. Looks good to me, though I am a bit concerned about radiuses on the end of the lever and the button (see next
post)
 
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Humbug
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 07:18 AM |
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Here is a closeup of the end of the lever - what do you think about the radiuses?
How about the solution on the right: bike inner tube over the lever to just go up to the end of the lever and a Tifosi bolt head cover PUd onto the
original button?
 
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indykid
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 09:34 AM |
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that should be alright, as long as you can make it look permanent. can you superglue the inner tube to the nut cover?
i took my identical handbrake cover back because of the radius issues.
tom
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coovey
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 04:00 PM |
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I just had a leather gaiter, but i did see the inspector grip it to see if anything stuck through. Got to be a good idea to pre empt the problem
though.
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Humbug
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 09:29 PM |
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Now changed the inner tube for another spare bit of convoluted rubber wiring shroud (from a Metro door) - it grips the lever and hopefully it looks a
bit more "permanent"
 
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RazMan
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| posted on 13/9/05 at 09:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Now changed the inner tube for another spare bit of convoluted rubber wiring shroud (from a Metro door) - it grips the lever and hopefully it looks a
bit more "permanent"
Nah .... I reckon that might fall off 200 yards from the SVA centre
Great mods Humbug - I will be doing something similar to my Richbrook alloy handle.
p.s. I find that a hot glue gun makes a really good 'permanent' glue - it peels away nicely without leaving a blemish on most materials
[Edited on 13-9-05 by RazMan]
 
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Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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