Drive Shaft to E-Brake Clearance

[87Biturbo]

Got the engine and tranny in as well as the rear end. Everything seem to fit great. Bolt holes lined up on all the mounts without having to persuade anything or re-drill any holes. Everything fell right into place. Sound great so far.

Assembled and installed my E-Brake handle and cable as well as the supplied drive shaft and it looks like the drive shaft may be too short by 1" - 1.5", and there is only aobut 3/8" clearance between the driveshaft yolk and the E-brake cable. Does this look normal? attached pics for visual.

Engine Tranny combo is 351w with TKO 600 (TR 3550)

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It just seems to me that the yolk should be closer to the tranny and there should be more than 3/8" clearance between the drive shaft and the E-Brake Cables.

Thanks.

[Jeff Kleiner]

Approximately 1 1/2" of exposed shaft between the seal and yoke is pretty normal when at final ride height.

On the e-brake cables I recommend incorporating guides to assure that they stay in position away from the driveshaft and in alignment with the parking brake lever where they cross under the round tube. On a recently completed Mk 4 I used some hard nylon sleeves with a bolt through the center tapped into the tube:

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As you guide the cables to the right side of the car you may find that it is necessary to relieve the seat belt mounting tab a bit so that they don't chafe on it.

Good luck,
Jeff

[87Biturbo]

That's an Awesome idea, Thanks for your info and suggestion...where do I send the check :D

[Brian Z]

1 1/2" of drive shaft exposed is ok. You should have nothing to worry about.

Best regards,

[87Biturbo]

Thanks for the quick response.