Hand brake question

[striker308]

Are all the hand brakes the same length?? I needed to replace mine and won one off of eBay. However, I'm having one heck of a time getting it installed. It's like it's too short (cable length)??

Karl

Karl
1976 TR7
1982 VW Scirocco

[ngtf]

I think you will find there is a difference. The handbrake cables are certainly different lengths between 4 speed and 5, different part numbers as well!!

Gary

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[Beans]

Gary's right, different cables for 4 and 5 speed cars.
There were actually three cables listed if I remember correctly.

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<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="blue"></center>

[bmcecosse]

So to clarify this for all - the hand brake levers are all the same - but cable lengths vary ?

[Beans]

Yes!

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<font color="blue"><i>1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
1981 TR7 DHC (not very well known yet, but back on the road)
Also a 1980 TR7 DHC, 1980 TR7 DHC FI, 1981 TR7 FHC
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/</i></font id="blue"></center>

[striker308]

Thanks everyone. I did order the correct one from VictoriaBritish. I emailed the guy from eBay that I won it from and it's actually came from a 1979 5spd. So if anyone with a 1979 5spd needs ones...............I got one and it's in great shape.

Karl

Karl
1976 TR7
1982 VW Scirocco