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Posted by: 914itis May 18 2013, 11:03 PM
I will be installing the handbrake cables. Wich end Do I install first? The caliper or the handle?
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Thanks peeps.
Posted by: 03blueboo Jul 9 2013, 01:17 PM
I will be installing the handbrake cables. Wich end Do I install first? The caliper or the handle?
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Thanks peeps.
Hi,
I don't really have an answer for this, but I thought that I would jump into the conversation because I have a hand brake question. I just picked up a 1974 1.8 and the hand brake doesn't work. It gets tight when you pull the handle (it moves about 3 inches) but it wont stay engaged, and I'm not sure if it is engaging the brake for that matter. Any ideas?
Thanks
Nate
Posted by: walterolin Jul 9 2013, 01:49 PM
Hello 03BlueBoo,
I'm sitting at my desk here on Regency Road just off Southland Drive.
Sounds like the ratchet inside the brake handle is broken. There are at least two handles, the early one (mine) is a two piece, my ratchet was broken and I had to do some welding. The later one is a one piece.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-parts/porsche-914-parts/701-10.php
You can see if it is engaging by trying to stop the car by pulling up on the handle.
Posted by: Retread Jul 9 2013, 01:51 PM
Do the inside stuff first
Posted by: Spoke Jul 9 2013, 01:57 PM
Do the inside stuff first
Getting the ends of the cables into the 1-to-2 connector inside is the hardest part. Get that done, connect the lever, then connect to the calipers. At this point you may need to adjust the tension through the adjuster bolts where the cables enter the firewall.
Posted by: 03blueboo Jul 9 2013, 01:58 PM
Hello 03BlueBoo,
I'm sitting at my desk here on Regency Road just off Southland Drive.
Sounds like the ratchet inside the brake handle is broken. There are at least two handles, the early one (mine) is a two piece, my ratchet was broken and I had to do some welding. The later one is a one piece.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-parts/porsche-914-parts/701-10.php
You can see if it is engaging by trying to stop the car by pulling up on the handle.
Thanks, I'll try that. autoatlanta has been getting a lot of my business this week. Any idea if there are any 914 meets coming up? I'd like to get to know any others in the area.
Posted by: Van914 Jul 9 2013, 02:17 PM
5-6 of us 914 nuts in Cincinnati
Posted by: 03blueboo Jul 9 2013, 02:23 PM
5-6 of us 914 nuts in Cincinnati
Do you get together often? What I'm about to type just sounds goofy (since I'm not talking about 50's muscle cars) but are there Porsche cruises or anything like that?
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