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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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who has the BEST tool for compressing the tension clips on the e-brake cables to get them out EASILY ???
( growing tired of the 2-screwdriver and swearing routine )
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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i know there is some tools for replacing brake pads for drum brakes... Ive used vize grips somehow, i can't remember how though.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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I never had a problem, with the ebrake released you should be able to pull on one cabel enogh to get it off with a pair of pliers, remove, then do the same for the other side.

Reverse procedure for re-hooking it up... not sure where the problem is?
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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im talking about underneath the tunnel where they push into a hole to keep them in place ( they are easy to get off of the arm at the rear wheel ) i just have a hard time removing the cable completely because once you push it in the tabs open up to keep it from pulling back and out again
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I dunno, I took mine off with the dirveshaft, tq arm and everything there, had zero problems, took longer to get under teh car on the creeper tehn it did to pop those connections off...
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You taking about the 3 prong clips? Take a small hose clamp and clamp down the clips. It wil slide out by hand.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by gearheads78
You taking about the 3 prong clips? Take a small hose clamp and clamp down the clips. It wil slide out by hand.
going off that same idea, i use the 1/2" or 9"16 box end of a wrench (i forgot which) but it worked like a charm, even works on throttle cables.
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you guys would laugh at where i learned that.. at a junk yard watching some workers (of questionable citizenship) take the cables off of a sn95.
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