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    Help!! Whilst at the garage my YKC Sierra based roadster hand brake cable broke. The guys tell me it is not the main cable between the rear drums but a short connecting cable from the hand brake lever to the main U-shaped brake drum cable. What is it? Does anybody know? Your answers urgently appreciated, thanks, Patrick

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    Re: Hand brake cable snapped

    Assuming this is a Marina axle the handbrake cable I have is split into two pieces at the reaction lever which is bolted to the axle. The longer piece goes from the handbrake lever to the N/S Brake and has an outer sleve, that is about 53 inches long and has a loose clevis at each end.

    The shorter cable has no outer sleve and has a crimped on ferule at one end and a clevis at the other which attaches to the O/S brake, that is about 30 inches long. It would appear the two cables can not be separated and will almost certianly have to be bought as one.

    A not very good picture of my back axle...
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    Last edited by Robert in Cumbria; 07-08-12, 04:22 PM.

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    • #3
      Re: Hand brake cable snapped

      I have had pretty good results modifying cables by crimping ferrules on the end.
      But then I do know a boat chandler who has hydraulic crimping tools that does the job for a beer token.
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        Re: Hand brake cable snapped

        I retrieved this from an old post by keithh

        "I don't know if it helps or not but the handbrake on the YKC (Sierra GLS donor - disks all round) Roadster is the standard cable from a Sierra GLS with a short adaptor cable Unipart no. UGC GVC 2235..."

        Hope it helps or try PM keith
        Ben Caswell probably not the last word on anything here!!

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        • #5
          Re: Hand brake cable snapped

          Thanks but my rear drive is adapted Sierra not marina so I don't think its the same, Another member has the info a little further down the tread, thanks Patrick(I hope!)

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            Re: Hand brake cable snapped

            Great Ben, thanks for that we'l try that tomorrow, regards,Patrick

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            • #7
              Re: Hand brake cable snapped

              Hi Patrick, I've only just seen this thread so you have probably solved it but just in case, the part comes off a Fiesta circa 1994 and you have to cut away a nylon block that is moulded to the cable. Ben gave you the Unipart no. (UGC GVC 2235) and the Ford number is 650 27 46 (or 650 72 46 - can't read my own writing). The last one I bought was in 2006 for £4.62

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