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Subject:Re: grip keeps popping off parking brake handle
From:Bret Berger
Date:Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:22:10 -0700

I just checked ETKA and don't see it broken out in the diagram.  Would
it be included as part of a new grip?  (251 711 327)

On 3/5/2011 9:53 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
> bretberger@GMAIL.COM writes:
>> The plastic grip on my replacement parking brake pops off if it is
>> pulled on too hard in the wrong direction. I have cleaned all lubricant
>> off of the metal handle and the grip but my teenager still manages to
>> make it come off at inopportune moments (when I am not around to fix!).
>>
> there a small white nylon "locker" tab that you need to hold it in
> place. most of these go missing when removed from the donor vehicle, and
> it wont secure the grip without it.

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