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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:49 am    Post subject: Exploded view of handbrake adjustment mechanism -pre 55 Oval Reply with quote

Does anyone have an exploded view/picture of the handbrake adjustment mechanism for a pre 55 Oval.

My chassis came in bits and I have a bag of parts I have now cleaned up and want to fit as soon as I can.

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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

THese are the only pics and diagrams I've seen of the early long-pushrod style emergency brake setup:

-Andy

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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheers Andy, that's a good start as I have all these bits to fit Laughing

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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Cheers Andy, that's a good start as I have all these bits to fit Laughing

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You're in luck as it looks that almost everything is present. Finding some of those little pieces can easily drive you mad.
I said almost because you don't have the tiny split pin that goes on the very end of the push rod. But those can be bought at a hardware store for pennies.
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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing

That's typical then as I've found another set in one of my boxes that's missing just one long bolt.
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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hope you have the threaded pin still in the brake shaft, that's another piece not in the pic Cool
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PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yep, got the handbrake rod and the threaded adjuster in the end, all cleaned up and smooth Smile
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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why exactly would they set it up like that? A rod goes all the way forward to pull the rear brakes?

Gotta love German engineering... Wink
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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Why exactly would they set it up like that? A rod goes all the way forward to pull the rear brakes?


It was up there because it was where the cable-operated brakes on Standard models were adjusted. It took them a few years on Deluxes before they changed the design. From the KdF Wagen manual archived on TheSamba, this is a pic of the cable-operated layout.

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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks glutamodo, I'd never seen a picture of a cable brake system before. I didn't realize that they all went forward before going to their respective wheels, but it makes sense. Cool
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So is the handbrake pushrod the reason the 53/54 models had the heater knob behind the the handbrake?
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bravo 1 wrote:
Thanks glutamodo, I'd never seen a picture of a cable brake system before. I didn't realize that they all went forward before going to their respective wheels, but it makes sense. Cool


I'll try to post a photo of the area under the fuel tank of my '47. Without the master cylinder and brake hoses, that area looks so clean & empty. Just a pair of tie rods & a pair of cables, that's it.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry to bring this post up again, but I have a metal plate that is bent on the upper and lower side as well as having a square hole in the middle. Where does this go?
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Bendik wrote:
Sorry to bring this post up again, but I have a metal plate that is bent on the upper and lower side as well as having a square hole in the middle. Where does this go?


Does this plate have a small round hole on each side? If so than this is the plate that holds the ebrake pushrod spring in place and under tension.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a pick of the two plates I am talking about. I have the plate that screws in to the framehead and these two in addition.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bottom piece goes on the e brake rod followed by the top piece. The e brake cable threads come thru the holes on each side and 2 nuts are threaded on each cable. Also a pin is driven thru the shift rod tip.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks
That was basically what I thought, but I was unsure wether there should be something between the plates. Thanks a lot for the help.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It looks to me like at the end of push rod there are 4 pins with wires for hand brake. Two for rear and two for front. Am I wrong?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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glutamodo wrote:

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It looks to me like at the end of push rod there are 4 pins with wires for hand brake. Two for rear and two for front. Am I wrong?


Yes, that is a cable brake setup. More about those is here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=443074
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bendik wrote:
Here is a pick of the two plates I am talking about. I have the plate that screws in to the framehead and these two in addition.
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Did you get parts reassemble sorted out? I'm facing similar dilemma...took beam off to install new beam, disassembled behind cover plate to clean up. Unfortunately I did not photo document and forgot how it goes back together!!
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