Eric
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Handbrake cable
Hey guys
I need some urgent help, The handbrake on my drivers side of my car is broken and I need a new one ASAP
The car has been on my friends property for nearly two weeks and I dont want to keep it there much longer as i feel its too much to ask, but this is one of the last things I need before it can go
I'm in the Capalaba area so if you're nearby and have one, that would be so awesome
Thanks
-Eric
Edit: forgot to say what car, its a 1990 sw20 - jap import
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/18 15:39:49
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ummm why do you need a handbrake to move it? ive snapped mine a few times and driven it ... just check theres nothing hanging down, if someones bodgied the repair it could be a loose cable... other than that if it can't hang down or get tangled then just drive it home....
also... mr2 handbrakes are way too crap to act as effective emergency brakes so forget that aspect.
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Eric
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 08:56:08
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They just want to do everything so that it's done., plus i think they would feel a bit unsure if they let me drive it home without a working handbrake for one side.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 09:14:28
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I don't have a new one but I still have my old one from when I replaced it recently. I had oiled it up to make sure it worked. It would get you by. I am at Birkdale. Peter Sorry, I just read the edit. Mine is an AW11 so it won't suit your SW20.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 09:23:06
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Thanks anyway, pitty its not for my car :/
even a used one would be great at this point
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 09:49:29
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If one of the cables snaps the entire system will not work. Ie does not just affect the one wheel.
Parking in first/reverse should get you by, the engine compression will hold the car, unless the hill is steep, and the car can creep.
Cheers
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 10:36:23
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^^ my left rear has broken but the opposite side still works.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 10:58:23
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Wow that's weird. Is it jammed or snapped. I am sure when one of my rears snapped nothing worked.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 11:09:02
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 13:15:49
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BTW, although there are different part numbers for rear cable kits for each side, and the guide brackets are different for the left and right, I believe the actual cables are the same.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 14:26:37
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I agree you can use a cable for the other side in an emergency. In order to get Eric going, does anyone know whether you can fit an AW11 cable to a SW20 in an emergency? Reddtarga
BTW, although there are different part numbers for rear cable kits for each side, and the guide brackets are different for the left and right, I believe the actual cables are the same.
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 15:49:14
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probably... a brake place once did mine up with shackles and crimping and it worked a treat till the next time i snapped a cable.... i can't remember EXACTLY how they fitted it though i just distinctly remember seeing they'd just made something up....
if one sides working it sounds like something might be jammed as well cause the main cable pulls onto a balance bar which connects to the two rear cables... if ones broken the other sde SHOULDn't do jack...
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 17:32:37
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Well, Doctor, we can always try.
Did you want anything for the handbrake cable??
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/19 21:00:50
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PM sent. Eric
Well, Doctor, we can always try.
Did you want anything for the handbrake cable??
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Re:Handbrake cable
2012/08/21 10:08:40
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Okay the AW11 Cable seems to Fit, but that's all my mate told me.
If this works it might make everyone's life easier since the cables can be swapped between the two models
Thanks
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