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Re: can't get the handbrake cable loose!! suggesti (archive)
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Posted by Brian C. on February 20, 2000 at 20:54:57:

In Reply to: can't get the handbrake cable loose!! suggestions? posted by th on February 20, 2000 at 18:36:52:

: changing one of the cables on the handbrake. no problem with unhooking it at both ends. but where the cable fits into to cable housing tube (running from about a foot from the rear wheel forward to where it feeds up into the car) the cable has rusted tight into the tube. try as i might i can't seem to get it to budget! any suggestions on how i might get it to break free (no pun intended) would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance to all you 02 wizards who may have been down this road already.
: tim, 72 tii

Try squirting alot of WD-40 down the tube from the top and let it soak in, then grab the cable housing with channelocks or vise-grips and rotate and pull it out.
If that doesnt work try tapping on it with a sharp chisel towards the rear(gently to break it free)
good luck Brian

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