Spare part? Braking questions

[Jerseyjohn]

Hi All
Just checking I some how did not label this part when I stripped car down, I am remembering the hand brake goes back like the pictures below, but am wandering were the other ring goes? The one facing upwards, it fits into the one laying on it’s side perfectly.
I have put a pic of how I think it assembles without the other ring.


Also have I missed something with the handbrake, phoned TVR spares today and says I might have routed it wrong! I checked my photos Of strip down and have found other articles and I think I have it correct.

[TVR-Stu]

Does this image help you at all?

[Jerseyjohn]

Yes that is how I put it together.
I still have a round spacer left. I wander were it goes on the car.



Thanks

[Jerseyjohn]

I see all the pics did not upload

[Jerseyjohn]

Brake cable too long.

[v8s4me]

That's a lovely job you're making of that

[Jerseyjohn]

Thank you, had lots of help from you guys.
I will do a big post of pics soon.

[phillpot]

Jerseyjohn said:

Brake cable too long.

Wrong cable, Chimaera/standard Sierra?

S series is a shortened 'special'.

As for the route, it's just a case of whatever looks and sits right

This old post shows my homemade cable end I used to shorten a Sierra cable, similar things are available from some of the 'lotus 7' type kit car people.

While you're doing that you can swap the adjuster onto the other outer cable where it wil be far easier to access once everything is back together

Edited by phillpot on Tuesday 25th August 23:45

[Jerseyjohn]

Thanks Philpot.
I did order the TVR parts one, TVR S28J 10058

[Jerseyjohn]

I followed the original route.

[magpies]

There are threads on here about shortening the Sierra cable to fit.
this link is to the first of the results
phillpot has some very good advice and photos
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=11...

[phillpot]

Jerseyjohn said:

Thanks Philpot.
I did order the TVR parts one, TVR S28J 10058

Ah, drum brakes, for some reason I thought you had disc brakes

Cut 'n join ......

Edited by phillpot on Wednesday 26th August 11:56

[lancepar]

And put the bridge on the live side of the cable (British Standards), someone is bound to ask.

[QBee]

Jerseyjohn said:

Yes that is how I put it together.
I still have a round spacer left. I wander were it goes on the car.



Thanks

Could it have nothing to do with the brakes?

On my Chimaera I have one that looks something like that.
It is slid over the bottom seat belt mounting bolt between the seat belt and the chassis captive thread.
No idea if the same method is used on the S

[GreenV8S]

QBee said:

No idea if the same method is used on the S

It is.

[TVR-Stu]

Jerseyjohn said:

Yes that is how I put it together.
I still have a round spacer left. I wander were it goes on the car.

The only other place I can think of for a spacer like that is on one of the fixing points for the metal water hose that bends around the lower nearside part of the engine?
It's the black thing in this picture, pretty sure mine looked just like yours before it got the paint job!

[Jerseyjohn]

Thanks for all your help, I think it could be the seat belt spacer.
I am going to check next time at garage.

Measured the handbrake cable it is 3.36m long, so reading other threads it looks like I have a chimera hand brake that was packaged into a S handbrake bag from TVR spares.
I have emailed them waiting for a response.

[phillpot]

Jerseyjohn said:

Measured the handbrake cable it is 3.36m long, so reading other threads it looks like I have a chimera hand brake that was packaged into a S handbrake bag from TVR spares.
I have emailed them waiting for a response.

Chimaera all have rear disc brakes, different end fittings but does sound like you have a standard Sierra cable? Description on their website says it should be 2.6m long


TVR Parts

[Jerseyjohn]

Thanks Phil

Packaged arrived.

They also say the other is 3.4m Long.

https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-j...

[phillpot]

Jerseyjohn said:

ThanksMike

Packaged arrived.

Jerseyjohn said:

They also say the other is 3.4m Long.

But that is not an S Series cable!

try this one