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RE: Hand brake handle

To: "'Huw Upshall'" <hupshall@wolfenet.com>
Subject: RE: Hand brake handle
From: "David Moag" <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:59:18 -0700
Huw,

I ran into the same problem. The following worked (from a tip via the list):
take a crescent wrench and close it down around the handbrake lever just
below the handle. You don't want it tight, just skimming the surface of the
lever, but well under the edges of the handle. Then you can rock the wrench
a bit with a LOT of upwards pressure, pulling up from the wrench handle as
well as the gripping end. Once I got the handle to move a little bit, it
came off rather quickly.

Hope this helps,

Dave Moag
77 Spitfire
62 TR3B


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Huw Upshall
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 11:35 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Hand brake handle
>
>
>
> I am working on re-doing all of my interior and I am stuck on my hand
> brake.  How do you get the hand brake handle off so you can
> take off and
> replace the vinyl boot??
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