brake cables

[Bernie Benz]

Tony, you are a wealth of trivially useful information.
Keep up the good work!
B


On Feb 23, 2013, at 4:47 AM, Tony Hoffman wrote:

> 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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