replacing ebrake cable

[jrobie79]

So i decided to tackle my ebrake....i got everything disassembled, however when I went to remove the old black sleeve the cable sits in, I couldnt take it out so I just cut it with a sawzall... probably a terrible idea looking back on it.

well now the tube that comes from the transmission tunnel obviously isnt big enough to get the new one seated inside properly....should I just drill it with a 7/16" drill bit and put the new one in? any other tips?

[jlevie]

You need to pull the sleeve from the car. Thread it with a tap and run in a bolt. then use a slide hammer to get the sleeve out.

[jrobie79]

ill take a shot at it tomorrow, I got the old plastic covering out, that shields the actually metal cable, but not that sleeve....is drilling it completely out of the question?

[Ceeker]

ill take a shot at it tomorrow, I got the old plastic covering out, that shields the actually metal cable, but not that sleeve....is drilling it completely out of the question?

it's plastic, so tapping it will be easy. Do as noted above. I had the same problem but I just got a vise grip as high as possible to where it goes in and turned it. Luckily both came out with little to no effort.

[jrobie79]

what is plastic? on my new ones, the ebrake cable sits inside a sleeve that is made out of metal, with metal fittings: