e-brake ends to 944T

[Steve C]

Hi

I just ground my VW ends parralel and bolted the stock ends to 944 levers with some 6mm high tensile bolts with nylocs. I had to shorten the steel guide tube that fits into the back of the backing plate.

Steve C

[MattKab]

I did near same as SteveC, unmodified 944 shoe spreader, M5 bolt/nyloc, ~16mm off the guide tube, 3 layers of heatshrink to splice to unmodified T1 cable/outer. As I posted last summer, I intend to modify the spreader, similar to the pic in the gallery.

I also plan to cut the elbow of the end of the T1 cable outer then make a collar to gain the neccessary few mm and make a neater, more rigid and straighter splice.

I'd like to be able to stop my car using the handbrake, or emergency brake as it's sometimes called. And some times its only called a park brake. Why is that?

I'm very fortunate to have unrestricted access to one of these: http://www.arex.nl/dispmodule.html

The 944 handbrake needs all the help it can get. Many modern cars use this idea of a drum brake within a disc brake. I examine vehicles for VOSA (formerly the Vehicle Inspectorate) Class 4 and 7 MOT daily, I expect to see this type of brake excert mid to high 20's % of the vehicles mass as braking force during a rolling ~4mph handbrake test. I'm currently only getting low 20's inside my '87 951 rear discs. The minimum (in the UK) is 16% regardless of imbalance.

Compare that to the 30-40% a stock beetle can pull (after an overhaul) One healthy handbrake and one non-existent, on a stock Beetle can pass this test- easily. 944, no chance.

Matt

[danielzink]

Maybe this helps......maybe it doesn't....maybe I went about it the hillbilly way...you tell me.

I had CB Performance discs on my car.
I went to 944T 4 pots.
I don't know what ebrake cables CB uses in their kits but I found a way to utilize them.

Here's the CB cable and end.


I shortened the parking brake tube on the 944T backing plates


I ground a little flat in the ebrake cable end and welded a bolt to it


Fed the bolt up through the bottom of the ebrake pull and put a nylock nut on it


then safety wired the cable to the original bolt in the backing plate so it wouldn't move around or pull out




Works like a dream !!

Dan

[zen]

doesn't help me daniel, but a damn good answer with photos.

i will take you up on the safety wire idea. have to see how i can make that work in my case. i have not finished, but was planning on using the stock pin and circlip for the cable to attach to the spreader. seems like everyone is going with a bolt and nylock nut instead. is this recommended or did you guys just not have the stock pin.

[Steve C]

Originally Posted by MattKab

The 944 handbrake needs all the help it can get.

Matt

Hi

Ive used, stock handbrake (of course), Type 3 rear drums, 914 with Golf callipers and now 944s. I have to agree with you Matt, they are like ashtrays on a motorbike, useless.

Steve C

[Sandeep]

Is this what you are talking about ?

http://www.germanlook.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=3353

It works like a charm for me ... stock beetle cables incase I ever break one.

Sandeep