Howdy

I also require some pics of a hand brake asembly for the cortina axle.

Reading other post it apears the cables are being shortened, where about do you shorten them and if cutting the end off them how do you then conect it to the brake shoe or lever.

Many thanks in advance

Davrus

You can come and have a look at mine if you want.

Doesnt mean its correct tho'

Does the diff load from the front or back ?

English ar Atlas

Mine is connected to the shoes with the original titty and chopped at the lever end. These are connected together in the horse shoe with cable clamps. Ill try and take you some piccies but dont think itl show as its hidden in my tunnel.

Thanks for the offer big-wasa i might just take you up on that.

Danozeman is the horse shoe clamp ok for i.v.a test

thanks guys for your help

Oh and diff loads from the back so what type is that?

davrus

[Edited on 25-5-10 by davrus]

with the diff loading from the back, i think its actually a koln axle (similar to the atlas, but not quite the same)

did you manage to get any detail pics of the hand brake arangement
if so could i have a look
im struggling , the cable into the backplate
looks very slack to me

No sorry, didnt have any luck, i was mainly curious as to what cable and lever to use but i will keep serching.

I have a Cortina Axle.
The only pics I have at the moment are these;


Back Plate

And



Brake Shoes

What exactly are you looking for?

im after the lever area, what lever and cable are you using?

have you any pics of the handbrake cable run
please

just noticed your cable comes out the back
is it much of a job to pull the half shafts out ????
[Edited on 2/6/10 by nige]

[Edited on 2/6/10 by nige]

They look like sierra back plates ?

I will put a pic up tonight with how ive done mine.

They may well be Sierra rear brakes. Certainly bigger than the drums on the 'spare' axle I had.

My hand brake lever is Sierra. It pulls a single cable that in turn pulls 2 seperate cables, left and right.

Pics later if I get in the garage.

went mad in the garage after work and pulled
the shafts out , swapped the back plates round and ready to refit breaks n h/brake
cable
pics in archive , dont know how to multi post

pics of hand brake run would still be usefull

cheers nige

pic1

pic2

pic3

wow alot different to mine
my handbrake cable has big plastic adjuster
should be sorted tonight , i hope