I got mine out of my backing plates with lots of PB Blaster
penetrating spray. I would soak it and reapply a bunch, till i finally
got a piece of pipe just big enough to fit over the piece of parking
brake cable (on the outside side of the backing plate) and catch the
lip of the cable....add in some heavy hammering and you've got
yourself a recepie for success.
The key is not to destroy your most likely rusty backing plate.

I found parking brake cables to be far more of an adventure than i
expected. But then again....its a vanagon....everythings an adventure!

-Craig
'85GL

On 5/14/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Vice grips and twist.
>
> >From: eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM>
> >Reply-To: eric luebbers <a91syncro@YAHOO.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Emergency brake cable
> >Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 14:27:14 -0700
> >
> >Dear list,
> >
> >
> >   I was working on my rear brakes yesterday and could not get the
> >emergency brake cable out of the backing plate. Does this screw into the
> >backing plate or slide in? I think it may just be stuck from being in there
> >for years if it does slide out. I tried a pair of pliers to pull but to no
> >avail. Is my next move to use a punch to get it moving?
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >   Eric     91 syncro
> >
> >
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