Re: Hydraulic e-brake?

["Brian Haygood" <Scirious@hotmail.com>]

Kert racers use really small master cylinders without reservoirs.  Maybe you
could drill and tap your own fitting  and use two of these MC's on your
e-brake?

-Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Seidel <csseidel@mtu.edu>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: Hydraulic e-brake?


> 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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