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Anyone Know: How To Remove “Hand Brake Equalizer Cable”
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<blockquote data-quote="GM2Ford" data-source="post: 15933805" data-attributes="member: 142902"><p>Okay so, after attempting to remove the equalizer cable the “correct” way. I ran into 2 major issues.</p><p></p><p>Issues:</p><p></p><p>1. Holding the coil off and applying enough force to bring it back far enough to get it into the “spring back hole stopper” (that a skinny screw driver slides into or similar tool) is difficult & frustrating.</p><p></p><p>2. After re-reading the how-to installing in the TSBs... I drank a beer and said, the hell with it.</p><p></p><p>Resolution:</p><p></p><p>This is where steady hands and the artistic side of you all will come to play.</p><p></p><p>1. Take a dremmel and carve a “half moon” shape into the bracket that is in the way of the equalizer cable slide pin.</p><p></p><p>2. Remove & Install new cable.</p><p></p><p>Note: I was worried that there was a possibility of the equalizers slide pin somewhow removing itself during operation. I quickly realized that I could worry more about a shark having my balls for breakfast through the toilet lol. Seriously though... even with that clearance hole carved out. I still had a hell of a time removing it because of the tension that the braided line inside the pulley apples to the pin itself if you try to rotate/twist the pin more than 10 degrees. I had to actually cut the line and pull the severed end through the pulley & THEN I could easily remove it. Like I said, the odds of the cable doing that is possibly the same odds of you throwing up from drinking a shot of beer.</p><p></p><p>There you have it! Now if I ever need to service the equalizer cable again. It can be done in less than 10 mins.</p><p></p><p>Here are the pictures of the job. Also, I removed the handbrake from the vehicle. The dremmel creates a lot of dust and very fine metal shards that you do not want in the car or on your skin. They are extremely tiny and would be a serious pain to clean up from the interior.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1494993[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1494994[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GM2Ford, post: 15933805, member: 142902"] Okay so, after attempting to remove the equalizer cable the “correct” way. I ran into 2 major issues. Issues: 1. Holding the coil off and applying enough force to bring it back far enough to get it into the “spring back hole stopper” (that a skinny screw driver slides into or similar tool) is difficult & frustrating. 2. After re-reading the how-to installing in the TSBs... I drank a beer and said, the hell with it. Resolution: This is where steady hands and the artistic side of you all will come to play. 1. Take a dremmel and carve a “half moon” shape into the bracket that is in the way of the equalizer cable slide pin. 2. Remove & Install new cable. Note: I was worried that there was a possibility of the equalizers slide pin somewhow removing itself during operation. I quickly realized that I could worry more about a shark having my balls for breakfast through the toilet lol. Seriously though... even with that clearance hole carved out. I still had a hell of a time removing it because of the tension that the braided line inside the pulley apples to the pin itself if you try to rotate/twist the pin more than 10 degrees. I had to actually cut the line and pull the severed end through the pulley & THEN I could easily remove it. Like I said, the odds of the cable doing that is possibly the same odds of you throwing up from drinking a shot of beer. There you have it! Now if I ever need to service the equalizer cable again. It can be done in less than 10 mins. Here are the pictures of the job. Also, I removed the handbrake from the vehicle. The dremmel creates a lot of dust and very fine metal shards that you do not want in the car or on your skin. They are extremely tiny and would be a serious pain to clean up from the interior. [ATTACH=full]1494993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1494994[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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