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Disconnecting Parking Brake Cable

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:26 pm
by Dino_Red93Si
Ok, i'm having a problem. :cry:
I'm pulling out the rear suspension, and i cannot get the bracket off the end of the parking brake cable. I have rear disc brakes, and the cable goes through a hole in the trailing arm, but the bracket that bolts to the brake caliper is too big to fit though.
Does anyone have a picture of how this comes apart?

Thanks for any help.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:38 pm
by BAXTER_EJ1
I disconnected my P brake cable from the P brake arm first and pulled it out through the trailing arm TOWARDS the drum/caliper.

Is this possible in your case? All you have to do is unscrew the rear of the center console and lift it up and you'll have access to the cables.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:49 am
by Dino_Red93Si
Thanks BAXTER. I guess I'll have to do that. Seems a lot of work to pull 6 foot of cable one way instead of 6" of cable the other way, but I guess that's the way to do it... :thumbdown:

PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:43 am
by BAXTER_EJ1
Yeah it only took us a minute or two, it just snakes along the underside. If you can jack it up it won't be a problem at all. I was pissed I forgot to take pics when I replaced my seized parking brake cables.

Sawing through those bad-boys with a hacksaw is no fun! Best of luck!