[Spridgets] Hand brake cable

Frank spritenut at comcast.net
Fri Aug 21 09:35:09 MDT 2009


Michael Rowe wrote:
> My hand brake cable  is stretched out to the limit if its adjustment, but otherwise appears to be fine.  Frank has said the new Chinese ones stretch out instantly, as well.  What is the solution?  Does it make sense to try to  rig some kind of spacer?
>
> A thought:  My car is made of misc. parts.  Is there a difference in the length of the rods for later models?  The VB catalogue lists A, B, and C parts, but there is no indication of the differences.
>
>   
1/4 leafs used one rod, 1/2 leafs used another, and 1500s used a cable 
across the rear axle.
All the E brake cables are the same. I find NOS cables on Ebay all the time.
But I do have one that was in the Holy Sprite for damn near a whole week ;)


-- 
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
My own Fleet of Sprites


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