A different way to hook up 911 e-brakes, Another way to do the 911 parkbrake -merged threads |
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A different way to hook up 911 e-brakes, Another way to do the 911 parkbrake -merged threads |
Wes V |
Oct 4 2008, 07:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 482 Joined: 11-October 07 From: Los angeles Member No.: 8,211 |
I think I've come up with a totaly new way to hook up 911 parking brakes. It involves making up longer hybrid cables.
It's not complex, doesn't cost tons, and is about as straight forward as possible. It functions exactly as intended in the 911. Here is a teaser photo; (IMG:http://www.performanceforum.com/wesvann/914a/my-rear-brake/b-mrb1.jpg) Here is a link to my write-up on how I did it (it's a preliminary write-up). hybrid cables Wes (can somebody please find me the photo that I've seen on this site where somebody used a cable end block at the parking brake lever that had set screws) |
Richard Casto |
Oct 6 2008, 01:47 PM
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Blue Sky Motorsports, LLC Group: Members Posts: 1,465 Joined: 2-August 05 From: Durham, NC Member No.: 4,523 Region Association: South East States |
Wes,
Thats pretty cool. Basically its just like the regular bellcrank solution, but that the pivot point for the bellcrank is not static. So the force on a normal bellcrank pivot would be against the arm (with pivot bolted or welded to the arm). But in this solution the bellcrank pivot is free to move, so that force is now applied to the other half of the spreader. In a way its much like a cable solution because the cable is free to move a bit as well. I like it, but it is more parts, more fabrication and more things to go wrong. After looking at your solution I tried to sketch out some other ways to do it, but they basically result in something that is a bellcrank with a floating pivot and so far I can't think of something that is simplier than what you have. One thing I haven't seen anyone try to re-engineer is the 911 spreaders. A drop in replacement for those parts that only requires you to pull would be interesting. I still wonder if the 924/944/928 spreader mentioned earlier will work or not. Richard |
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