Finally figured out why I have no e-brake, there's no guts

175K911 · 02-10-2009, 01:21 PM

E-brake in the car has never worked since I purchased it. Being primarily a track car I've never worried too much about it, though it would be nice to have when loading onto the trailer.

Finally pulled all the brake parts off the car front and rear to begin my 996TT brake conversion. Lo and behold- when I pulled off the rear rotors, nothing back there. Just the cable running into the cavity. But no shoes, adjusters, springs, or any other remnants of the emergency brake hardware. Bummer. Now I have to try scavenging up all the little parts, and by the weekend or the car goes back together without the e-brake for another season.

mb924S · 02-10-2009, 03:27 PM

I removed the ebrakes from my last car, a 924S, when a lever in one of them failed at the track and interfered with the wheel bolt heads. For track use they were just unneeded unsprung weight and complexity. A lot of folks remove them from their track cars just because of the weight issue.

I put them back in to sell the car (anticipating a possible street/track buyer), a pita, but I expect the new owner will remove them again.

My current track car, '71 911 built out as a '73 RS, has functioning ebrakes. It's street legal and I'll probably leave them.

I guess the point is that apparently many track cars, including "stock" class club racers, go without this extra unsprung weight.

175K911 · 02-11-2009, 05:12 AM

I'm less concerned about the weight than the functionality. My driveway has an incline and it would be nice to be able to back the car out of the garage and let it warm up in the driveway. And would be helpful when loading on my trailer too.

I guess what baffles me is why a PO would have pulled the parts off. The car was 100% stock when I bought it so it wasn't a weight reduction plan.

Rusty Heap · Rusty Heap's Garage

One reason he may of pulled them is the price of those friggin brake shoes....$50 each new from pelican and you need 4 of them. (and in your case all the other little parts)

I'm parting out my whole car '82 SC, and I'd have every spring/clips/adjusters/shoes you would need. All should fit your 86 fine. (I also have braided SS brake lines front and rear, freshly turned rear rotors, front SC calipers with new Metal Master pads and like new front rotors if you're interested)

PM me with your email addy, and I'll send you pictures later today as I'm pulling the rear rotor off this morning.

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

It's lighter without them.