I need a little help HAMB. I trying to figure out what emergency brake cables I will need on my build. Here's my ch***is details... 32 frame rails stretched in front of the rear axle to accommodate a 33-34 X-member and 34 Tudor main shell. Stock 34 emergency lever bracket and bits (the lever itself I think is a 36 but that's unimportant to my query.) 46 rear axle and juice brakes. I'm running the 46 bones to the 36 torque tube, stock style non-split, with everything adjusted to fit. It's approximately 60" from the back side of the X members center section(where the brake lever pull rod will poke through) to the area of the backing plate that the cable goes in. Thoughts on a retrofit year?
Thanks, I do but I didn't recall if he covered it, I'll look. His thread is an important of a read as the Montgomery and Bishop/Tardel books.
Should be a single loop cable with a little tube at the front where the lever attaches is it not? So you could just cut the sleeves and shorten the cable as you like.
I have no idea where to start. This will be the first build I ever even considered an E-brake! But that single chamber master... Scary.
I would start with '40 cable, equalizer, and yoke. Put it all together and then figure out the rod from the lever to get the equalizer in the best place. If the cable is too long, shorten one end. If you don't want to do it yourself; local chain and cable dealer can put a new end on. Something to watch for is the springs are usually too long on the repop cables; but you can slip the retainer between the coils to get the correct length.
I used Lokar's set up on my coupe. I modified the bracket supplied to work with my stock A lever. I also made a p*** through my radius rod to make it look a little cleaner on the outside.
Lokar has a couple of pages of drawings to show basic set ups for E brakes on their website. And they sell a bunch of adaptor parts also.
Oh now I see you edited your post. I was just about to correct it from 632 to 652 in case others needs this info as well. Thanks
I was on the NAPA website for e-brake cables, found the listing by length on the left to get overall length. Wrapped tape around the end, cut of swedge thing. Removed outer housing and cut to length for bracket. End fitting pulled off cut piece and pushed on new cut end (after reaming with a countersink). Re-installed outer housing and looped cut ends around equalizer, used mini cable clamps to secure ends. Works fine, so far. Also just drove a Mazda 6 with an electric parking brake. A bit street roddy, but going to check if its a push-pull motor or hydraulic thing. Might be a space saver.
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