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Old 3rd January 2010, 01:12 PM
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Default Removing handbrake cable from back plate

Help! How do I separate the handbrake cable from the backing plate? I removed something I thought was a retaining spring/sleeve on the inside, but nothing has changed. I tried some blunt force, scratched the sleeve with the pipe wrench, but it does not move.
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Old 3rd January 2010, 01:29 PM
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If memory serves me right ..........once the cable has been unhooked from the brake shoe lever , there is a u clip that retains the cable ferrule in the backplate.

If you have removed the u clip......it is most likeley that it is just corrosion holding it firm.

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Old 3rd January 2010, 02:06 PM
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The Haynes manual also mentions the u-clip. But I can't find anything like it, anything else I can remove. :-/
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Old 3rd January 2010, 02:29 PM
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As they say, a picture is worth 128K words Inside:



Outside:



Am I missing something?
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Is there a clip like this on the other side of the back plate like this one.

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Old 3rd January 2010, 04:20 PM
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Thanks very much! I had removed it (and it broke into two pieces), so perhaps now I just have to drive the cable out with a hammer...
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It worked, thanks again! It took some bashing with a big hammer.
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