HYDRAULIC HANDBRAKE

[slippy]

Does anybody know who/where supplies hydraulic handbrakes similar to this one CLICK HERE but with a taller lever so that it's closer to steering wheel height [:o]

[slippy]

Think I found one that suits CLICK HERE just need to suss the plumbing now

[cliorod]

Mike ( Slippy)
plumbing the handbrake is easy ,pick up the main front to rear brake line,split it near to the handbrake cylinder,put the front pipe in the rear tapped hole of the cylinder,and the outlet to the rears in the front tapped tapped hole.If the car is using braided (aeroquip) hoses,I would suggest a 90 degree banjo fitting on the rears and a 45 degree banjo on the fronts ~~ keeps the hoses nice and neat,and closer together ~~ give us a ring and I will have a chat ~ and send u some pics of mine ~~ using a standard lever ~~ Be careful to keep thhe original cables ~~ some scrutineers have a pet hate for hydraulic handbrakes ~~ with no cables .After all it is a failable item on an MOT ~~ I think the MOT bible lists it as " an non energy stored method,of stopping ?? the car Or parking ???" On my MkII Escort,I put a hole through the transmission tunnel and dropped a screwdriver through the prop~~shaft in temper,just to satisfy a pedantic scrutineer ~~ not a good method of doing a handbrake turn though

[Scougar]

Yes hydraulic are MOT failable. You can however have BOTH running if they are that funny about it.

Matthew

[slippy]

Mike ( Slippy)
plumbing the handbrake is easy ,pick up the main front to rear brake line,split it near to the handbrake cylinder,put the front pipe in the rear tapped hole of the cylinder,and the outlet to the rears in the front tapped tapped hole.If the car is using braided (aeroquip) hoses,I would suggest a 90 degree banjo fitting on the rears and a 45 degree banjo on the fronts ~~ keeps the hoses nice and neat,and closer together ~~ give us a ring and I will have a chat ~ and send u some pics of mine ~~ using a standard lever ~~ Be careful to keep thhe original cables ~~ some scrutineers have a pet hate for hydraulic handbrakes ~~ with no cables .After all it is a failable item on an MOT ~~ I think the MOT bible lists it as " an non energy stored method,of stopping ?? the car Or parking ???" On my MkII Escort,I put a hole through the transmission tunnel and dropped a screwdriver through the prop~~shaft in temper,just to satisfy a pedantic scrutineer ~~ not a good method of doing a handbrake turn though

Top man cheers mate