Hi.... im tring to remove the rear caliper from my 2wd saph, the problem is that the handbreak cable is on prety tight.... i have removed the return spring next to the cable to try to make things more easy but that did not help. the brake line pipe is also still on but that looks like its rusted stuck but not on the part on the caliper(that bit will turn).

When i checked the workshop manual it only says remove handbrake cable, it does not state how..

Anyone.... please.... this should be a piece of piss as i have rebuilt the head on it already.......... but a simple jobe like this has beaten me....

 

you have to slacken off under the car the cable as far as it will go to give you enough lenngth to flick the cable lugs off the hooks on the caliper, i know exactly what you mean, the manual says thigs that read VERY simply, yet in practise are somewhat harder.

 

THATS NOT GOOD NEWS...I took apart the plastic above the handbrake last night to see if i could slacken off the cabel bit found nothing, where under the car is it?

 

I had to laugh when reading this post, as just yesterday I was in exactly the same predicament. I managed to get the cable off, by losing the handbrake adjustment underneath the car, just in front of the real axle. There are two nylon nuts which when tightened pull the cable tight, Undo these, and enough slack becomes available to slip the top off. It’s still a bit of a fiddle, but none the less, will come off.

Yes, the manual makes it sound so simple, but in reality is not the case.

Good luck.

Cheers
John

 

as above,

the 2 plastic nuts on the outer of the cable "should" be able to be loosened by hand as they have finger grips on them, there is a red plastic peg which again" should" be replaced each time which acts as a locking device to stop them slipping once ajusted. when all refitted, you want o ajust back so that 3 clicks on the handbrake lever is enough to hold the car .