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  1. sinistermist

    sinistermist Karting

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    #1 sinistermist, Oct 23, 2022
    Was backing my ebrake off the lift and using the e-brake. Ebrake popped and went slacked. Put it back on the lift and searched the forum, but am confused. Mine looks to have the later 3.2/Mondial T style, but the guide I am looking at says there should be a hole to loop the tension spring through between the two other cables. Mine does not seem to have such a hole. Apologies for the poor pictures, lift can only get halfway up with a car on it due to ceiling and my back is giving me fits right now.

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  2. Steve Magnusson

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    #2 Steve Magnusson, Oct 23, 2022
  3. sinistermist

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    #3 sinistermist, Oct 24, 2022
    That seems really, terrible? My feeling right now is that when I ratched the ebrake with tension it slipped off the edge. I feel like drilling a small hole so it looped through would be safer. Would need to prime and paint the hole to deal with rust.
     
  4. Steve Magnusson

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    #4 Steve Magnusson, Oct 24, 2022
    Yes, having no feature at all to retain the spring hook end does seem rather odd -- and I wouldn't penalize you for adding a hole to do that. However, the bracket on the frame in your photo (with the two cables) seems to have more features/things on it than what that Mondial QV SPC figure in my link shows (which looks just completely "plain")? Can you please give your exact year/model/version to ensure that I've got the right SPC figure?
     
  5. sinistermist

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    #5 sinistermist, Oct 25, 2022
    85 Mondial QV

    The bracket only has two holes. One for each of the e-brake lines to pass through. At this point I think I am going to drill a hole to retain the spring. OEM or not, this setup is not safe.
     
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    #6 85QVEuro, Oct 25, 2022
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  7. Steve Magnusson

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    #7 Steve Magnusson, Oct 25, 2022
    That looks reasonable with the notch feature ;)
     
  8. sinistermist

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    #8 sinistermist, Oct 25, 2022
    Interesting, but mine is not like that. Car is on the lift. Couldn't snap a pic because my viper is parked beneath and its rain at the moment. My bracket does not have that hole or the notch that yours does on the underside.
     
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