Hey everyone,

I'm in the middle of restoring my first Rover and so I've been getting stuck on some pretty basic things. The obstacle of the day: the parking brake!

I'm switching the center console and parking brake lever, shift ****, etc for replacements that I found at a junkyard. Looking at the parking brake lever, however, I have no idea how to separate it from the wire!

I've undone the two bolts at the base of the lever, and now I see there's a rubber grommet that seals the lever to the actual wire that runs under the car. On the wire are two nuts. How do I go about this? There's no material online that I can find, and I don't want to just wing it because the e-brake is kind of crucial. Thanks in advance!


Basic anatomy of the wire from the cabin

 

Gotta pull the rubber grommet out. Then Ebrake handle will free.

 

I tried, using a pair of pliers to pull from the top. Only succeeded in tearing it a little bit. What method should I use to pull it out?

 

I would leave the ebrake assembly mounted to the vehicle and then crawl under it and yank down on the ebrake cable. If that doesn't work use a small pick to get the rubber lip into the ebrake hole and then yank it out from the bottom.

 

Great call - worked like a charm! I had someone sit in the driver's seat and push the lip with a flathead while I pulled. Took nearly no effort. Thanks a million.

 

No problem at all