Mini R53 handbrake mod

[Mike Noc]

Originally Posted by Cdti-tourerjoe

I found the cable on the one I’ve got was longer than the rover one, but with the compensator added it was overall shorter.

Sorry I mixed them up - it was a fair time ago I did mine.

[gnu]

Thanks guys for helping tourerjoe establish he was ‘right’ on this thread.

Keep up the good work.

[clf]

Originally Posted by Arctic

I did a big how to on the Mini R53/52/50/ back in 2015 but alas all the photos were swallowed up by PB and up to now have not had time to replace them

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=226567

the later type Mini also fit but they are not as smooth in action

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[Cdti-tourerjoe]

Originally Posted by gnu

Thanks guys for helping tourerjoe establish he was ‘right’ on this thread.

Keep up the good work.

Sarcasm not withstanding! I appreciate the help I’ve been given, it’s helped me out.

[Mike Noc]

Originally Posted by gnu

Thanks guys for helping tourerjoe establish he was ‘right’ on this thread.

Keep up the good work.

That's the great thing about this forum - collectively we usually get there in the end, and then it is saved for anyone else who has the problem.

[clf]

Think PDF of the how to worked this time (it would be a lot of work to restore this one, I think)

[Arctic]

Hi Alan.
That will help a lot for me to return original thread to what it was, as most of the problem I have is I did not file the photo on the PC therefore I have to look through over 20,000 photo's when I am trying to sort out the threads, now every photo session I do I file it under its name

[clf]

Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Alan.
That will help a lot for me to return original thread to what it was, as most of the problem I have is I did not file the photo on the PC therefore I have to look through over 20,000 photo's when I am trying to sort out the threads, now every photo session I do I file it under its name

I made the PDF today from saving the page offline (in a failed attempt to print it to have at hand to do the job at the time). I have those files if that helps, I can email the folder and html file to you as a zipped file - this should make it easier for you to save the images as you would with any internet page, right click and save image as).

[Cdti-tourerjoe]

Just an update on the cable, I got an R50 cable with the longer connector and it works a treat! I see why it’s a revered mod, brake feels and works great, you should warn people though that the other cable doesn’t fit, it has to be the R50 cable.

[Martin Butler]

I purchased a mini r53 cable and equaliser ready to do mine, how much more work is it to remove the handbrake lever, and assemble everything , then put the complete assembly back in one go so all you have to do is to connect up the rear cables ?