E-brake Tube

[VailenDersate]

Hey guys, trying to remove the e-brake so I can drop the trailing arms but theres a couple hiccups. One, is the cable itself supposed to pull out completely from one side? I pull from the wheel side and it only moves a couple inches. And the tubing that houses the cable on the end nearest the body, the (ferrule?) Is rusted and rounded off super easy. Where do I even go with this? Any help is super appreciated.

[efficient]

Did you loosen the 2 nuts underneath the ebrake? If you loosen the 2 nuts underneath the ebrake you can pull out the cables and leave the cable attached to the brake mechanism.

[turbo55]

Yeah that part sucked for me too. Not sure if it was supposed to be that way, but when I did it the brake cable (the metal cable itself) doesn't separate from the outer plastic sheath, so I had to pull the sheath ferrules from the body of the car. Then I was able to drop my subframe with the brake cables and their sheaths still attached.

[Seawolf]

Those cable ferrules can be a real bear, I wrote up a brief FAQ for removing really badly seized cables here :

https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=377945&highlight=parking

[jeffnhiscars]

If he's just wanting to remove the trailing arms he only needs to detach the shoe adjuster