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Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« on: 27 January 2009, 13:33:38 »
The handbrake cable snapped on my Miggy today and so I need to change it.

Could anyone give me some guidelines on how is the best and easiest way to swap the old for new as I know it was quite tricky on my old vectra a few years back...

Thank you...
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Re: Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2009, 14:07:30 »
I would say give the heatshield nuts a good spray of plusgas in advance, they have a tendency to snap ::)
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Re: Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« Reply #2 on: 27 January 2009, 21:42:12 »
Its not too bad a job, but aftermarket cable is fine. Vx is v expensive as I recall.
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Re: Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« Reply #3 on: 27 January 2009, 21:50:04 »
Im guessing this had happened on my elite at some point before I bought it, as the heatshields are now held on with self tappers, but removing the heatshields is a MUST.  ;)
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Re: Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« Reply #4 on: 28 January 2009, 07:34:59 »
As I have the tractor, I don't have a haynes manual as there isn't one made for it...  Do I need to drop the exhaust or prop shaft on it???  Stupid question I know...
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Re: Advice on Hand Brake cable change
« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2009, 08:21:25 »
Never done a tractor handbrake, but I wouldn't think so.
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