how do i remove handbrake cables !!

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adamDOT
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:48 pm

have jus swapped my rear axle from my 316i for one off of my 325i for a rear disc conversion but i also need to swap the cables over as they are not the same but i cannot work out how they come out :o: any help please?
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:13 pm

Inner cable is held by a roll pin,you need to open up the operating arms in the handbrake drum to release it,take great care,the little buggers roll to the darkest corner of your work area and sit there laughing at you searching for them!

The outer furrules tend to sieze solid at both ends,often,the only way is to cut the inner and use a drift at the drum end and lots of WD40 or similar at the tube end and twist the ferrule until it gives in.Take care at the tube end,it's not unheard of for heavy-handed zoner's to pull the tubes out.
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:22 pm

yeah thats always the way haha. have removed from hubs ok just trying to get them off of the car body now. is there any need to drop the fuel tank as it seems to go above that?
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:38 pm

adamDOT wrote:yeah thats always the way haha. have removed from hubs ok just trying to get them off of the car body now. is there any need to drop the fuel tank as it seems to go above that?
No,you should be able to grab the furrule with the tank in place,it's on the end of the tube that vanishes above the tank.
Handbrake cables are about £15 each,if you find the only way to get 'em out is in bits!
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:59 pm

all sorted now could not see where they joined as was covered in underseal and were seized but alot of wd40 done the job thanks
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:13 pm

normally on this job i use fire and ive never tourched an e30 yet :D
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Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:02 pm

One of these is now my go-to tool of choice. It always seems to work where everything else has failed.

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