Re: Hydraulic e-brake?

["Carl Seidel" <csseidel@mtu.edu>]

Here's some info that I grabbed from a rally message board a few weeks ago.
Not too much detail, but it may give you some starting point.  I havnt
looked into it too much, so I dont really know anything more than what is
below.

"Start by figuring that you are going to re-plumb the rear brakes to be fed
with a single line. (OK, yeah you could use two parallel lines, but lets
start simple)  You'll need a master cylinder that has a single AN fitting
for the resevoir (inlet) and a single AN fitting for the outlet.  The line
running from the footbrake to the rear cylinders will act as the input to
the e-brake master cylinder.  The e-brake's outlet will feed on back to the
wheel cylinders.  When the e-brake is not activated, the fluid just passes
through the e-brake when the foot brake is applied.  When the e-brake is
activated, it drives the rear wheel cylinders.  I'll leave it up to you to
decide how to actually work the piston on the e-brake master cylinder."

Hope this helps!
 -Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: Casey Webster <tinfool@home.com>
To: <Mk1gti@yahoogroups.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>;
<VWofT@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: Hydraulic e-brake?


> Does anyone know how exactly this setup works and where to get one?
>
> I'd imagine it is somehow attached to a mini m/c somewhere near the back
of
> the car and has lines running only to the rear calipers where there would
be
> 2 lines coming into the caliper?  I've never seen this setup, but i'm just
> guessing..
>
> Casey
> 84 Roc
> 84 Audi Coupe GT (for sale)
> 78 Bunny
> maybe 91 passat if I can sell my audi
>
>
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