Silvester Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Opening this as a separate thread to my previous drum brake question (that issue is now resolved - thanks guys!) Mine is a Mk1 2 litre Vitessse and from what I can establish the cable between the two drums should is longer than that fitted to later rotoflex Mk2 models. If that's correct, it seems that my car is fitted with the wrong (shorter) cable and a previous owner has 'jerry-rigged' an extension on the driver's side joining two metal clevis pieces and two springs to extend the cable to create the link to the back of the drum brake set up. I have what I believe to be the correct longer cable, but having stripped down the old cable of the fitting kit, I now discover that the threaded section of the cable will not pass through the U shaped compensation. Given that this is hidden behind the prop, I'm hoping that someone can share a fix that doesn't involve prop removal etc to get to this. On the other hand, is reinstating the old double clevis / spring fix (with new springs) the best option? All thoughts appreciated Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 you have to remove the compensator U to pass the cable through it, the threaded end is too thick, so you have to drop the clevis on the floor mounted lever and fiddle the cable into the horseshoe then re fit the thing . good time to check the angle of the lever is correct , long thin fingers or drop the prop is inevitable ....or some strong tea Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvester Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 To update my own post, with careful jiggling it is possible to get the cable through the compensator in situ (you need warmer conditions than yesterday!!) All would have been well but now I find that the old part (that was too short) and the new part are the same (Part No 127311). My only observation tracking the cables journey is that rather than the secondary cable guides I can see in my workshop manual and online, which are what look like L-shape open tubes, I have plastic/nylon wheels with a groove in the centre. It could be that these are making the cables journey a little longer, resulting in the cable being short, but are these an addition made in the past or the correct parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glang Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hi, I have the same model and it has sliding half tubes not wheels for the brake cable. I can only think that maybe the welded on originals broke off so the PO mounted the wheels instead which as you say have changed the distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvester Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 My conclusion is that the plastic wheels must be an addition from a PO to replace the tubes. With the cable replacement extended with an extra clevis and spring (as it was before) it all works, however I'd prefer to find one single spring rather than the tandem arrangement so off to see what I can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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