Brembo cable actuated parking brake.., hmmm...wonder what these cost?? :) Options

[Mueller]

Doing some "surf'n" and came across these being installed on an Audi A4

I never knew that they made a parking brake caliper...

[andys]

QUOTE (ClayPerrine @ Feb 3 2005, 06:42 AM)

When I said "over time" I mean within an hour. Most line locks are meant to hold a drag racer at the line for a burnout. They aren't meant to be used for more than a few minutes. Get a real mechanical park brake, or use a brick to chock the wheels.

There is much agreement amongst the kit car and replica builders that line locks' are not safe, legal, or dependable. Basically, no one uses them.

Clay, I looked under my car to get re-acquanted with exactly how things look underneath the swing arm, etc. I see that the parking brake cable anchor (bulkhead) is angled so as to line-up with the caliper lever. With the spot caliper, the anchor would have to be re-located so that the cable would make a straight shot to its' lever. Also, the cable appears to be nearly long enough to extend to the new caliper. How did you re-locate the cable anchor, and about how long was the "adapter rod?"

This whole spot caliper thread I read with great interest, as I was originally going to adapt a complete Carrera rear braking system, including the parking brake drum set up. The spot caliper greatly simplifies the whole cable routing issue, which I always considered a pain to adapt to when compared to the spot.

Andy