Falcon rear discs handbrake cables

VWCOOL · 29 May 2005, 7:10 pm

Like the sign says, I'm after a set of Falcon EA rear discs handbrake cables for beetle. I know about Auto Cables in Melb and I think Volksbahn in Syd can do, but any hints or other advice appreciated...

speedster356 · 29 May 2005, 7:21 pm

Consolidated Wire in Milperra.
They made up 2 clutch cables for the Spyder for $50. Very cheap and quick!

VWCOOL · 30 May 2005, 9:38 am

speedster356 wrote:Consolidated Wire in Milperra.
They made up 2 clutch cables for the Spyder for $50. Very cheap and quick!

Orright.. I will call 'em

vw54 · 30 May 2005, 10:02 am

You can use the stock cables Talk with Boris

VWCOOL · 30 May 2005, 12:14 pm

oh! Orroit, will call Boris!

Jak Rizzo · 30 May 2005, 6:02 pm

Just take a small notch out of the steel loop on the ford caliper & the vw cable hooks straight on, 5 minute job.
regards
Jak

Alex Holzl · 30 May 2005, 9:13 pm

yeh thats what we do..

VWCOOL · 30 May 2005, 9:15 pm

Dave Alex and Jak, thanks! I spent the afternoon mucking around and yep! I managed to make it work with the stock cable... but there was more to it than just a simple 'drop on'. I will update and explain in my other 'Big Brakes' thread...

[Edited on 30/5/2005 by VWCOOL]

seagull · 31 May 2005, 12:05 am

Jenny did this > I think it was in Her post some time back

Jak Rizzo · 31 May 2005, 6:15 am

Mine simply dropped on & have been working perfectly for 3 years.
regards
Jak

VWCOOL · 31 May 2005, 8:13 am

Hmmm... I found the length of 'swing' of the handbrake lever on the rear calliper didn't match the stroke of the cable. There was 20mm change in length of the handbrake cable between handbrake 'off' and 'on' and the calliper required closer to 30mm, so I had to alter the piviot point. There was too much 'free' cable which required around 25mm worth of spacers to compensate for, too...

Jak Rizzo · 31 May 2005, 9:08 am

I used brand new handbrake cables, are your old ones stretched a little?
regards
Jak

VWCOOL · 31 May 2005, 9:14 am

Jak Rizzo wrote:I used brand new handbrake cables, are your old ones stretched a little?
regards

Jak

Possibly.. they are about 5 years old and worked okay with the old Type 3 drums. I have new cables sitting in my garage but I wanted to use old ones in case I had to 'butcher' anything. Stretch could explain the extra 'free length' and the need to use spacers, but not my need to change the pivot points... I have a feeling later-model cars (Supers etc) had a handbrake that has more movement... ie can lift higher and therefore pull the cables further. My Super's handbrake seems to go higher than my '68 pan/Oval...