Replacing hand brake cable?

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

Can anybody help me? New to me car (944S2 1991) Off side hand brake cable just gone. Unable to find a diagram on line. Cables listed as long cable and short cable? Am I right in thinking that the near side is the long one and the off side is the short one.? Just want to be certain before I order a replacement. Also any hints and tips on replacement would be useful.
Thanks
Bigwave

hotblack944 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:23 pm

Parts catalogue here:

https://techinfo.porsche.com/techinfo/p ... ATALOG.pdf

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

Thanks Jim for the info ref handbrake cable
Regards
Don
PS Hope this is the way to repy ????

hotblack944 wrote:

Parts catalogue here:

https://techinfo.porsche.com/techinfo/p ... ATALOG.pdf

Tabman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:30 pm

Replaced the long one last weekend.Liberal use of Penetrating oil , angle grinder , assorted drill bits and engineers fine adjusting tool finally removed the old one after three hours!!!

Short one looks quite easy in comparison!!

Toby

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

Thanks Tabman
It looks like it will be a bit of a job then. I am planning to do both cables Where did you get the cables from? and how much ££. ??

Tabman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:45 pm

Euro carparts worked out the cheapest at £47.63.And it was a genuine porsche part supplied in a porsche bag!!

lindsayhbrown · **Posted:** Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:37 pm

did you check with the OPC ? as for this sort of thing they can be surprisingly cheaper

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

Sorry do not understand OPC ??

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

Will give them a try .....thanks mate

Tabman wrote:

Euro carparts worked out the cheapest at £47.63.And it was a genuine porsche part supplied in a porsche bag!!

tr7v8 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:14 am

bigwave wrote:

Sorry do not understand OPC ??

Official Porsche Centre, it is what dealers are known as now. We'll chuck loads of other TLAs at you later such as DME, PCN etc.....

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

THanks again Jim
I get wiser every day.....even at my age.........Still thay say its better to ask what may be a silly question and get the correct answer than not to ask and not know.
Best
Don

bigwave · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:11 am **Posts:** 52

You were correct about the price of the cables.Got them from Euro carparts.On-line the cheapest and no delivery charge.They do carry a wide range of Porsche parts.
Thanks for the info.

Tabman wrote:

Euro carparts worked out the cheapest at £47.63.And it was a genuine porsche part supplied in a porsche bag!!

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