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Cant get the parking brake cable back on the caliper! Grrrr

  • Thread starter Thread starter deftsound
  • Start date Start date Jun 19, 2009

deftsound

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So i had to take off the parking brake cable end from the brake caliper to install my MM lower control arms today and now I cant get it back on.

There is literaly no slack to pull it back on. Can i relieve the tension somehow from the parkign cable?
 
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bdcardinal

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is the e-brake off? why did you remove the cable? i didnt have to remove anything but the old control arms when i put mine on.
 

deftsound

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bdcardinal said:
is the e-brake off? why did you remove the cable? i didnt have to remove anything but the old control arms when i put mine on.
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Because I got the maximum motorsports ones and you have to re-configure the abs wire bracket that bolts to the control arms....
 

96SCstang

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yea it can be a pita to put back on. you can relieve the tension by taking cable off right at the pull lever but it's not neccassary. it just takes some patients and a good technique to get them back on. try grabbing the end of the cable with some vice grip pliers and then taking a screwdriver and pushing the e-brake mechinism towards the cable. that always works for me.
 

deftsound

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96SCstang said:
yea it can be a pita to put back on. you can relieve the tension by taking cable off right at the pull lever but it's not neccassary. it just takes some patients and a good technique to get them back on. try grabbing the end of the cable with some vice grip pliers and then taking a screwdriver and pushing the e-brake mechinism towards the cable. that always works for me.
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I did that with the passenger side, but the driver side has no slack at all
 
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mijo_latino

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I did it with a clamp, vice grips on the cable too. Use the clamp to compress the spring back a bit. Works like a charm. I think I have a pic



don't mind the rusty tools... Seen some action.
 
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bdcardinal

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hmm, i never had to undo the e-brake cable when i put on my MM ones, but i didnt have ABS on my GT.

ya just use vice grips and muscles to get it back in.
 
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