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Old 17-06-2012, 10:47 AM
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Default Help in removing the hand brake cables from the calipers

Hi All

is there a special way in removing the hand brake cables from the rear calipers? I am having so much trouble it is driving me wild.

Any help or insight would be very favourable.

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Andrew
Old 17-06-2012, 10:50 AM
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Have you fully de adjusted the handbrake cable?
Old 17-06-2012, 12:57 PM
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It never even crossed my mind to release the adjustment at the handbrake lever.

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As said, you need to slacken the cables, the adjustment is not done from the lever itself though!

There are two plastic nuts on the cable itself (Passenger side towards rear), ones a locking nut and the other is the actual adjuster nut, you need to loosen this so you can gain some slack in the cable.

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