Parking Brake Cable removal - 87 5KTQW
Livolsi, Stephane
Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com
Wed Mar 24 19:22:18 EST 2004
Hi Steve, I did this not too long ago on my 88 5ktq avant. I know
exactly the spot you are referring to and yes there are clips. IIRC
they are spring steel that need to be pulled downwards and they do have
a small tab for grabbing onto. Small hands and sturdy needlenose pliers
are the order of the day. I guess you could remove the propshaft, but I
didn't go that far.
HTH and good luck. I can't think of any other caveats to watch out for,
the rest is pretty straight forward.
Stephane
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> Sent: March 24, 2004 3:42 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Parking Brake Cable removal - 87 5KTQW
>
>
> I am trying to remove/replace the parking brake cables on this avant,
> and am stuck trying to get the front most cable free. This
> is where the
> cable body fits into a sheet metal bracket welded to the frame. There
> are two holes thru which the cables go. Somehow they are
> fastened to
> that bracket, and I have not seen how to release them so that I can
> replace them.
>
> It appears to me (even after washing off much mud/dirt) that
> the sheet
> metal backet just forms around a groove in the metal end of
> the cable.
> Is that right, do I just bend back the sheet metal to free
> this end of
> the cable? Or is there a clip of some sort that keeps the cable from
> pulling out of this bracket?
>
> Thanks. (any other tips for replacing these cables appreciated too)
>
> Steve
>
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