I just finished replacing the E-Brake Cables on my Jetta GTX. It was a pretty easy job, it took about 2 hours and I really took my time.
The only problem I had was pulling the cable plastic fitting out of the metal pipe out of the centre of the car (very poor description). The plastic fitting broke off in the metal pipe and I had to drill it out. It may be a good idea to keep a drill around when you're doing the e-brake cables. The cable wasn't really fastened the way I thought it would be. Both e-brake cables are identical. Overall, it was a pretty easy job, Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oleg M. Smirnov" <[email protected]> To: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> Cc: "a2list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Parking Brake Cable Help > Mark Reda wrote: > > >Hey Guys, > >I'm about to replace the parking brake cable on my Jetta GTX (rear disks) > >and I wanted to ask if there are any tips or tricks that the Bentley doesn't > >mention. > > > > > Not that I can think of... it's about as straightforward as it gets. > Say, 0.01% more difficult than an oil change. > > I like to put some lube down the cable sheath, to make it smoother. I've > used some "liquid graphite" stuff before, but I can't find it here, so I > just use vaseline oil (Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil, he he) > > Cheers, > Oleg > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
