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Title: Trick to remove e-brake cable from backing plate?
Post by: sgl66 on October 02, 2014, 09:41:21 PM

Anyone have an easy tip for removing the e-brake cable from 66 backing plate? Need to compress the fingers on the yellow clip that locks in.

Tried sliding a 1/2" (1/2 inch drive) socket over but too thick and hits backing plate. Cable and spring won't fit through 3/8 drive.

Tried a hose clamp also.

Title: Re: Trick to remove e-brake cable from backing plate?
Post by: rockhouse66 on October 02, 2014, 09:51:28 PM

I used the hose clamp approach with success (and some difficulty).  I see NPD sells a tool for this, but I have not used it..

Title: Re: Trick to remove e-brake cable from backing plate?
Post by: 67gtasanjose on October 02, 2014, 10:04:15 PM

The simplest tool I'xe ever used...a 9/16" 12 point boxed wrench (sometimes an offset boxed wrench helps for access). I cannot think of any car in creation it hasn't worked on. Just ratchet it up and down, pulling slightly on the cable.

Richard

Title: Re: Trick to remove e-brake cable from backing plate?
Post by: sgl66 on October 02, 2014, 10:26:51 PM

Quote from: 67gtasanjose on October 02, 2014, 10:04:15 PM

The simplest tool I'xe ever used...a 9/16" 12 point boxed wrench (sometimes an offset boxed wrench helps for access). I cannot think of any car in creation it hasn't worked on. Just ratchet it up and down, pulling slightly on the cable.

Richard

Done

Wish everything was that easy!

Thanks

Title: Re: Trick to remove e-brake cable from backing plate?
Post by: J_Speegle on October 03, 2014, 10:16:48 PM

Have used a screwdriver and worked it around - each tang one at a time, hose clamp (once), needle nose pliers  and more often an open end wrench