Handbrake Clips

Handbrake Clips

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Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Hi All,
Just been on the internet and phone looking for the L shaped clips that retain the handbrake cable to the bracket. Any one know where to get them

Alan

Edited by Alan Whitaker on Tuesday 20th January 12:22

chiefyo

279 posts

164 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Search for P clip on ebay and pick your size. That's what I used

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Hi
It's not a P clip, its a spring metal clip thats fits a grouve in the outer cable that secures it to the bracket welded to the chassis

Alan

glenrobbo

35,071 posts

149 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Hi Alan,
Is it a spring steel plate with a U-shaped slot in it that slides into place like a car door lock barrel retainer, or is it a springy wire clip like a circlip?
Just trying to visualise the type you mean....

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Hi Glen
It's a spring steel plate with a U-shaped slot in it that slides into place like a car door lock barrel retainer

Alan

glenrobbo

35,071 posts

149 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Alan Whitaker said:
Hi Glen
It's a spring steel plate with a U-shaped slot in it that slides into place like a car door lock barrel retainer

Alan
If the dimensions check out the same, you could try your local scrappies for those.
Or would a suitable R-clip do the job?

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Number 14?


looks like there should only be one and I don't recall my car even having that scratchchin


Haynes Sierra manual doesn't mention any clips in the "Handbrake cable replace" chapter.

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Thanks Mike or should I say the Orical (do you throw darts). Will call at the local ford spares to see if they still have them.

Alan

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

203 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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I was going to say try ford - it may well still be a current part?

glenrobbo

35,071 posts

149 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Phillpot is not a horrorcle, he's the Phount of Nollidge about all that is StainleSS in the world of the S.
Now he's even branching out into the realms of spring steel. And it's still winter!

And he really knows how to Google. bow


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TVRees

1,080 posts

111 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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After applying some top secret "Advanced Googling" techniques, I found these. They appear to be the right ones, according to the Ford P/N.

GP link.

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Hi All
Thanks for the help, last night I found some of these and are perfect for the job.

img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/YBiWbQup.jpg[/img]

The clip ia a perfect fit to retain the cable end




Alan


Edited by Alan Whitaker on Thursday 22 January 15:48

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Alan, think you've got that cable adjuster fitted wrong?

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Hi Mike
Don't think so, I know the way TVR did it was to run the adjuster in the other one and run the O/S cable outside the chassis using a piece of outer cable between the body and chassis.
I deceided to put the adjuster there so both cables are remobable from the inside of the car, there is a removable piece in the center dash for storage, it just pops out to remove or adjust.

Alan

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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I think both "nuts" should be the same side of the bracket..................




Still not convinced?.............. smile




Hang on, found a TVR.........




And another wrong 'un !



Edited by phillpot on Friday 23 January 08:29

Alan Whitaker

Original Poster:

2,054 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Hi Mike,
On mine there were 2 brackets, one was inside the chassis (which I am using with the E clip)and one on the O/S outside where the trailing arm mounts, the cable had a extra piece of outside sheave where it ran between the chassis and body to stop the cable from rubbing, nothing like you have in the pictures, could be the way TVR did it.
I thought the 2 nylon nuts were there to lock it in place??

Alan


Thanks Mike, Will change it to how it should be

Edited by Alan Whitaker on Friday 23 January 08:39