Anybody ever have difficulty pulling E-brake cables out

[Guest Anonymous]

through the bottom of the car....?

I think that my cable is wedged somewhere inside the tube that is welded to the body...

And, yes, I did remove BOTH nuts on the end of the cable before I started pulling them through...

One came out no problem...the other is snagged somewhere.

Options?

TIA

02MM

[Guest Anonymous]

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i ended up doing something silly like cutting the cable in half or something. i dont have patience for that crap

-Rob

[Guest Anonymous]

Look right above the rear cross member where the cable comes out of the cabin of the car. There is a brass piece that your need to grab with a vice grip and twist out. That is where the cable is hanging up. I pulled like hell on mine - start stretching out a spring piece and thought I had a big disaster going. Considering going to hammer technology and hooking the end of the cable to a bumper. As soon as I found that brass piece and twisted loose I was home and safe. Look at the replacement cable and you will see the piece I mean. I ran some string off the cable where it hooked to the handbrake to help pull the new cable back in.

[Guest Anonymous]

and lots of tuggin...maybe some PB blaster or WD40 on there too.

[Guest Anonymous]

come loose from the cable--then bunch up inside the tube. I had to cut the tubes on mine, remove the cable and plastic, then reweld the tubes to the body. What a PITA.

Mike

[Guest Anonymous]

It ain't coming out, and now I fear that its not going to come out.....do I need to take a dremel or something and split the tube in half, or is there something else I can try first.....maybe a plastic solvent to breakdown the supposed plastic sheath blockage? or maybe a stronger acid?

Thanks

02MonsterMike

[Guest Anonymous]

I had the same problem. Tried a slide hammer to no avail. Finaly was able to pull them out by heating the steel tube with propane torch. Was real easy that way.