brake cables

[Tony Hoffman]

Yes, this is correct. A standard 200 10V, and 100Q used a 1675mm long
cable. The 200 20V used a 1690mm long cable. The C4 100Q, V8Q, UrS4/6 used
a 1695 long cable. this is all info for the drivers side.

The passenger side are different as well, the 10V used a 1650mm cable, the
200 20V uses a 1665mm cable.

HTH,
Tony

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Phil Rose <pirose_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The issue is probably the fact that the correct driver-side cable length
> for the '91 is actually specified to be different (longer) than the one
> used in the 10v ('89 & '90) cars. However it's common to assume that the
> same set of cables are used for all cars of the type 44 series.
> Consequently, if the wrong replacement driver-side cable is used in the
> '91, it will be slightly too short (by a couple of cm). The too-short cable
> can be installed (barely), but will have much less slack and so on that
> side the cable will have more friction than normal. That is evidently what
> causes premature failure. It's happened to me, too.
>
> Fortunately, the passenger side cable-length  is the same for all models,
> so that side tends to last longer in the 91 even when the "wrong" cable set
> was installed.
>
> Years ago it was possible to buy the correct set of cables for the '91 (if
> you knew enough to request/demand it), but most shops and vendors typically
> were unaware of the diference and used the wrong driver-side length.
> Nowadays I don't know if the "right" cable set is still available for the
> '91 200 20v.
>
> It is/was _not_ a dealer-only part.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2013, at 10:14 AM, 200q 20v <a200q20v at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Ten years ago driver side hand brake froze, I replaced it. Now it started
> > to stick again. The driver side is still original and operates like a
> new.
> >
> > Is there a known problem with driver side cable layout? Are cables
> > available from a dealer only?
> >
> > Eugene.
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