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I had an odd problem that persisted in an old sube (12 years with them) I attempted hooking up both ebrake cables again recently due to a tremendous welding from front to back, both sides of car. I blamed resonance for not allowing a content ebrake cable of the design. this is what I made to stop the anomaly, and trust the body as tough enough. I remember the old school ebrakes in many models of cars, they got real annoying, even as brand new cars sometimes. today it is taken advantage of, of course, they are better. What do you think of this hack job?
this is photo of ebrake applied. adjusted clamp to meet the wall as pads reach zero life left. The steel shank is something I spotted in my tool box, it puts plugs in tires. I bent one end after removing the handle with much difficulty, It is very very strong. One end had a means to grab the cable, beyond the clamp for some rigity, and stopping the anomaly to inevitable cable end failure. OEM was like plucking a guitar string exactly wrong after a short time after repairs, it would brake again. Between this and welding, it is all good, back to better than normal. the silver looking spring is from a mig welder, stronger than oem of course, allowing for the swivel to have time to grab differences in one side of car to the others braking system. Anyone still playing horrible ebrake systems? this chore brings back memories of my first cars, they were bigger, and quite difficult with large rear hubs and loooooong cables on strange setups by factory. the sube is actually simple in comparison, and the cables are completely protected, waterproof.
this is photo of ebrake applied. adjusted clamp to meet the wall as pads reach zero life left. The steel shank is something I spotted in my tool box, it puts plugs in tires. I bent one end after removing the handle with much difficulty, It is very very strong. One end had a means to grab the cable, beyond the clamp for some rigity, and stopping the anomaly to inevitable cable end failure. OEM was like plucking a guitar string exactly wrong after a short time after repairs, it would brake again. Between this and welding, it is all good, back to better than normal. the silver looking spring is from a mig welder, stronger than oem of course, allowing for the swivel to have time to grab differences in one side of car to the others braking system. Anyone still playing horrible ebrake systems? this chore brings back memories of my first cars, they were bigger, and quite difficult with large rear hubs and loooooong cables on strange setups by factory. the sube is actually simple in comparison, and the cables are completely protected, waterproof.
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