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- Porsche 356C 1963-65
OE Match replacement handbrake switch for Porsche 356C models. Designed to replicate the original Porsche part. Activates the dashboard brake warning light when the handbrake is engaged.
Fits:
Porsche 356C 1960 - 1965
Diagram ref no 12
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64461305300
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- Porsche 964 (911) C2 1989-93
- Porsche 964 (911) C4 1989-93
The OE Match Handbrake Cable is a replacement mechanical parking-brake cable for selected Porsche 964 Carrera 2 and Carrera 4 models.
x2 Cables Per Vehicle Required.
Price Is For Each.
- Porsche 964 (911) C2 1990-94
- Porsche 964 (911) C4 1990-94
The cable connects the handbrake operating mechanism to the rear parking-brake system, transferring the driver's movement of the handbrake lever into mechanical force at the rear brakes.
Correct cable condition and adjustment are essential for reliable parking-brake operation, particularly when the vehicle is parked on an incline.
What This Product Does:
The handbrake cable provides the mechanical connection between the parking-brake lever and the rear brake mechanism.
When the driver applies the handbrake, tension is created in the cable. This tension operates the rear parking-brake shoes so they press against their braking surface and hold the vehicle stationary.
Its main functions include:
- Transferring handbrake lever movement to the rear brakes
- Applying the mechanical parking-brake system
- Helping hold the vehicle stationary when parked
- Maintaining correct cable travel and tension
- Supporting even parking-brake operation between the rear wheels
- Allowing the parking brake to release cleanly when the lever is lowered
- Providing mechanical braking independent of the normal hydraulic service-brake circuit
Symptoms Of Wear Or Failure:
Handbrake cables can deteriorate through age, moisture, corrosion, repeated use and contamination inside the cable sheath.
Common symptoms include:
- Excessive handbrake lever travel
- Parking brake no longer holding securely
- Vehicle moving or rolling despite the handbrake being applied
- Uneven parking-brake effort between the rear wheels
- One rear brake applying more strongly than the other
- Handbrake lever feeling loose
- Cable adjustment reaching its limit
- Parking brake difficult to apply
- Handbrake not releasing fully
- Rear brake dragging after the handbrake is released
- Stiff or jerky lever operation
- Cable binding inside its outer housing
- Visible corrosion on the cable or end fittings
- Frayed cable strands
- Split or damaged outer sheath
- Cable failing completely
If the parking brake remains partially applied after release, the affected rear brake may also become unusually hot after driving.
Why Replacement Matters:
A worn or damaged handbrake cable can reduce the vehicle's ability to remain securely parked.
This is particularly important on slopes, where insufficient parking-brake force can allow the vehicle to move unexpectedly.
Continued use of a deteriorated cable can result in:
- Weak parking-brake holding force
- Vehicle roll-away risk
- Uneven rear parking-brake operation
- Brake drag
- Overheating of the rear parking-brake components
- Accelerated shoe or drum-surface wear
- Cable seizure
- Complete loss of parking-brake operation on one side
Replacing worn cables restores reliable mechanical operation and allows the parking brake to be correctly adjusted.
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