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XK150 handbrake link

Coventry Auto Components is now manufacturing a reproduction of the later factory-improved compensator bridge for the XK150’s handbrake (part number 3310, priced at £48 including VAT). “This is our own beautifully constructed steel handbrake compensator link assembly,” says Stuart MacNeill at Coventry Auto Components. “It pivots off the standard adjuster but houses two equidistant trunnions (3594) to operate the twin handbrake cables more efficiently. Previously we have bought

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