72 hand throttle and e-brake?

[tobluforu]

About 2 months ago the plastic piece that grabs on to the throttle rod broke. So I took e-brake assemble apart. I have new piece and I'm about to install. Do I just put it in place where old is and then just jimmy it over the throttle cable? Or is there more involved. Also the e-brake has a double sided hook. One side hooks into the cable which controls the function of the e-brakes in the rear. The hook pointing towards the front does what or hooks into where?
Thanks

[Wayne 962]

You can swap this without taking the e-brake apart - just did this on Scott's car a month or two ago.

The plastic piece requires some maneuvering, but it will fit in there. It's not a throttle cable, but a rod...

-Wayne

[tobluforu]

Thanks wayne. I took it apart a while ago and kind of forgot how it goes back together. Does anyone know why the e-brake has a double sided hook? Like I said in the above post, the hook pointing toward the rear of the car "hooks" in to the cable and pulls on the ebarkes. But why is there a hook pointing toward the front. Does this serve any purpose?
Thanks

[tobluforu]

What a frickn hassle that was. But taking the whole unit out, cleaning it up has made the e-brake, the heater and the hand throttle so much smoother now. While I had it apart there was a half way dissolved rubber boot wrapped around the shifter and throttle rod. I'm amazed that when it was all back together how much smoother the whole apparatus is now.
Still not sure why Porsche created the double sided hook. Oh well. This was also the first time I drove this car in 2.5 months. You forget how fun it is to drive these old cars. I can’t believe how well my car “turns in” to a corner. And it’s cool that such an old car can handle pretty damn well compared to all the new stuff out there.

[tobluforu]

This is old, and I'm a dork. That double sided "hook", well that's what tensions the e brake (for both sides). In other words, only one was attached and it was attached on the wrong side for some reason. I guess I thought those cables connected into one cable (in the tunnel) and then attached to the e-brake handle at one spot, uhhhh no. DUH! I went to adjust the pass side e-brake and well it would not adjust properly. Took e-brake out, (somewhat) and noticed that the drivers side cable was crossed over and was attached to the passenger side hook. The other cable was hidden under the shift rod. What a frickn mess and hassle that was to fix, i'm guessing it has been like this for over 20 years now. All fixed.
What's cool about this old thread is that back in the day Wayne had time to help users out.

[sballard]

I took my seats out to do this. Made it a lot easier but it's still fiddly.

[Porboynz]

Originally Posted by tobluforu

This is old, and I'm a dork. That double sided "hook", well that's what tensions the e brake (for both sides). In other words, only one was attached and it was attached on the wrong side for some reason. I guess I thought those cables connected into one cable (in the tunnel) and then attached to the e-brake handle at one spot, uhhhh no. DUH! I went to adjust the pass side e-brake and well it would not adjust properly. Took e-brake out, (somewhat) and noticed that the drivers side cable was crossed over and was attached to the passenger side hook. The other cable was hidden under the shift rod. What a frickn mess and hassle that was to fix, i'm guessing it has been like this for over 20 years now. All fixed.
What's cool about this old thread is that back in the day Wayne had time to help users out.

I guess there are no hills where you drive, the handbrake is not exactly fantastic with both sides working so it must be a shocker with just one wheel braked. Well done confessing though. Here in NZ we have a 6 monthly road fitness check and brake balance including the hand brake is part of the test. No pass, no drive.

[tobluforu]

Originally Posted by Porboynz

I guess there are no hills where you drive, the handbrake is not exactly fantastic with both sides working so it must be a shocker with just one wheel braked. Well done confessing though. Here in NZ we have a 6 monthly road fitness check and brake balance including the hand brake is part of the test. No pass, no drive.

Actually, I parked the car way back when on a hill every day for 8 years. I guess the other side worked so well, along with putting car in gear, that two were not needed. But, its been here in the Midwest now for 10 years on flat surfaces.

[tobluforu]

Originally Posted by sballard

I took my seats out to do this. Made it a lot easier but it's still fiddly.

Yep, I wasted a good hour before I gave up and took the drivers seat out. I tried to make it work, but after sitting in my 85 degree garage with hellacious humidity, I gave in and pulled it.
Just a heads up in regards to the white plastic hand throttle linkage. There was no c clip holding it on, and really it isn't needed. The placement of the e brake, etc. forces that white plastic piece up against rod and there really is no way that it can come off. So if you lose the c clip, which I think I must have, don't worry about it.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by tobluforu

About 2 months ago the plastic piece that grabs on to the throttle rod broke. So I took e-brake assemble apart...

Long shot but where did you get the plastic piece?

[zedsn]

Many places carry the white plastic piece and Pelican is one of them.

[JJ 911SC]

I thought it was the famous NLA.

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