Hand brake removal

[mjwfc]

New to the forum although have viewed many times. I am in the process of stripping the car and am having trouble with the hand brake cable. The pully it runs through just after coming throuhg the fire wall. I have removed the split pin assuming the pully would just come off but to no avail. I have tried some brut force with a large screw driver but it won't come off. Is there any tricks to getting this off so i can pull the cable out as i don't want to wreck it.

[mcl1959]

mjwfc, once you have removed the split pin, the wheel should come straight off. You should be left with the shaft and the guard which you remove with a spanner. Try twisting the wheel and pulling upwards - maybe has a build up of grime.

Ken

[fcwrangler]

Had the same problem with mine. spray wd40 over the shaft and use multi grips to turn the wheel back & forth til it releases. Regards Jim

[Dave Lakin (Davo Lako)]

Same here ... get a bigger hammer !!!

Actually, used the spray and multigrips method and it was ok ...