How to remove the handbrake handle

[Marriedblonde]

how the hell do you remove the hand brake handle? The sping pin do-dah on mine wont shift for love nor money. Is there a tecnique to removing it?

Thanks,

J.

 

[ZedBed]

What's a "sping pin do-dah"?
If you mean where the outer sleeve fit's into the backplate, twist to loosen/pull/molegrips.
If you have your replacement, you'll see what you can happily destroy in the process.

 

[Marriedblonde]

Yer thats the fella, I have attached it with pliers and can;t seem to get the bloody thing shifter. I've a nice shiny ally one to go on if I can get the stuborn barsteward off. Haven't tried mole grips...

 

[ZedBed]

Persevere - It'll come out. I've done lots and they always do unless the backplate is crumbling and should be replaced anyway - one way to find out...

 

[Marriedblonde]

Thank you, i'll have another

 

[ZedBed]

Have you edited this or am I a thicko ? I'm sure I read CABLE last night, not HANDLE???
Please ignore my advice.

 

[67panel]

Zed you need to go to bed earlier :msn4: the only one i changed was a ba**tard to punch out ,hellishly tight .best way might be to remove mech and get it on a block with a socket or tube to suport it and then punch the pin out.stand a risk of bending some thing if its still in dashunless you can jamb a length of tube under it down to a wooden block on the floor.

 

[ZedBed]

Zed you need to go to bed earlier :msn4: ...

That's true, but so does the OP who seemed oblivious to me cackling on about backplates. :lol:

 

[Marriedblonde]

Zed you need to go to bed earlier :msn4: ...

That's true, but so does the OP who seemed oblivious to me cackling on about backplates. :lol:

I thought it was your terminology handle slots onto the thing and is held in place by a pring clip thing... See your advice kinda fits

 

[KevH]

Try using a G-clamp to push a blunt pin/nail/punch so the pin in question is forced out. You need a shallow tube (I used a nut) below to allow it space to come out before it hits the other end of the clamp. Does this make any sense at all? :roll:

 

[5erge]

I replaced my old one with a MCJ item. The old handle was crusty so after an hour of piddling around I tore the handle to shreds in anger and I eventualy drove the pin out, was a right bastard though.

Des

 

[dt100]

I removed mine with just a hammer and drift on the roll pin..... though did wedge a length of 2"x2" between the floor and the handle to stop the handle springing about when struck!

 

[Marriedblonde]

Thanks guys, job for friday Fingers crossed I can get the barsteward out!

 

[Chris C]

Cut the rubber part of the handle off (if it's in the way), I hammered a small flat head screwdriver (the correct width) onto the roll pin, it didn't budge (as its been there for forty years !) then after a bit of WD40 and a wait had another go and it came straight out.

Good luck

Chris C