handbrake cables off rear axle?

1. hegg L-plater Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 32

   #1 18th March 2012, 19:34

   one problem surely leads to another...dropped axle off as torsion bars doin my head in...hopefully get another in next few days...but i cant get the handbrake cables off at all lol any wee tricks?
2. Monkgti Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 New Ross Posts: 202 Saxo VTS/Xantia HDI

   #2 18th March 2012, 19:55

   are they disc or drum?
3. hegg L-plater Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 32

   #3 18th March 2012, 20:30

   disc bud...
4. Monkgti Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 New Ross Posts: 202 Saxo VTS/Xantia HDI

   #4 18th March 2012, 21:49

   it should slip off the caliper fairly handy, you might need to lever the arm its attatched to on the caliper to get enough slack to slip it off, or if its still too tight you may need to slacken the cable off up near the centre of the car, youll need to move the heat shield out of the way to get at it.. Its a 13mm and you'll need a long reach socket to reach in over the thread to get the nut
5. hegg L-plater Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 32

   #5 18th March 2012, 22:42

   read axles off...its stuck on end of stub axle end!
6. Furioman Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS

   #6 19th March 2012, 13:19

   
   
   pull out the cable blue arrow, then knock out the bush red arrow