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| Author: | sethmcneil [ Fri May 18, 2007 2:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Absolute Frustration! |
What is the proper technique for removing the parking brake cables from the backing plates? ... I have the breaks disassembled, and I was planning on putting the backing plates in my media-blaster, but I am having trouble getting the cables out! HEEELP!! PA-PA-PA-PLEEEASE! |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri May 18, 2007 2:08 pm ] |
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The brake cables are held to the backing plates by a sort of multi-fingered spring retainer. Easiest way to release them is to get a small worm-drive hose clamp of the size range appropriate to the spring retainer, unscrew the clamp all the way so it's open-sided, put it around the multi-fingered spring retainer, and tighten the clamp til all of the retainer's fingers are compressed...then give a good yank on the cable and it should come out of the backing plate. |
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| Author: | sethmcneil [ Fri May 18, 2007 2:11 pm ] |
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eureka!! Pure GENIUS! I was going at them with a pair of pliers, but no-dice... Thank You Dan. |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Fri May 18, 2007 2:20 pm ] |
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Another trick that always worked for me is slipping a 1/2 box end wrench over the cable. It's about the right size to compress the retaining tabs as you push it toward the backing plate. |
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| Author: | sethmcneil [ Fri May 18, 2007 4:21 pm ] |
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Dan, the manual I have states that the axel bearings should come right out... but I've tried using the end of the axel to pry them out, a slide hammer, (and a puller, but I couldn't figure how to apply it to the end of the housing) ... Any more amazing insight? I know you have quite a library, my manual is not of the FSM type; It's a college dictionary sized book covering all MOPARs from 1968-77 |
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| Author: | Sam Powell [ Fri May 18, 2007 6:33 pm ] |
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You can cut the old ones out with a cold chisel. Just stay away from the housing with the sharp edge of your chisel. Sam |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri May 18, 2007 7:29 pm ] |
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Quote: Any more amazing insight? I know you have quite a library, my manual is not of the FSM type; It's a college dictionary sized book covering all MOPARs from 1968-77
Fraid I haven't got any rabbits to pull out of hats on this one. It's been, ummmm...ten or eleven years since I had to mess with any rear axle bearings!But you should definitely go to this thread and get a real factory manual. |
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| Author: | Sam Powell [ Sat May 19, 2007 4:49 am ] |
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I have removed them with a cold chisel, and it works. The factory manual even suggests this with the C clip 8 1/4" rear. The goal is to just get it out of there, and it doesn;t matter how many pieces it is in after it is removed. I think the manual suggests first distorting the race so the bearings fall out, and then cutting the race into about 3 pieces with the chisel. Sam |
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| Author: | Slant Cecil [ Sat May 19, 2007 6:27 am ] |
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You need a BIG slide hammer to get the wheel bearings out. I changed some on a 9.25 rear. My 5lb wouldn't do it, I had to borrow a 10lb. |
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| Author: | icaneat50eggs [ Sat May 19, 2007 8:51 am ] |
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What rear is this? 7 1/4? |
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| Author: | sethmcneil [ Sat May 19, 2007 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Correction |
Quote: What rear is this? 7 1/4?
8 1/4...
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| Author: | sethmcneil [ Sat May 19, 2007 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Success! |
So I finally stopped putting off the organization of the shop; and in the prosess, found the BEST tool EVER (for now) : An Axel Bearing Puller ! onto the end of the slide hammer (12lb) it went, and PRESTO! The right tool for the job is awful nice sometimes... |
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