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I cant get the freakin E-brake handle off. Any suggestions.

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Old 04-07-02, 09:04 PM
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I cant get the freakin E-brake handle off. Any suggestions.

I have been working on getting this freaking thing off for a week. You just pull it off right. I bought a bunch of ichibahn stuff and this is holding me back on my interior mods.
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Lets say I cant get it off. Could I crush it. Like with a pliers. This thing is really on there. I am a big guy(6'1'' 230lbs -NOT FAT-) I pulled on it for till my hand started cramping. I want to get the cloth boot and ichibahn handle on there.
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not sure how to get it off.. but through up a pic of the ichibahn handle when you get a chance.. i am curious as to what it looks like
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the entire ichibahn site is in pdf format. i cant link a picture.
IF you want to go see what they look like I have the GEAR series brake and shift handle. The sshift handle isnt on there. I dont know why.
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what about some sort of slide hammer. I dont know how I would hook it up but its a idea.
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the amount of feedback on this thread is insane.
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i donot think that many people try to remove their e-brake handles.. sorry , i never have..
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all these people who answer dont seem to know how to get it off. I need to hear from someone who knows how to get it out.
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Why not razor blade it, that is if you don't plan on using it anymore.
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i got it off. Man was it difficult. I was twisting it hard and all of a sudden i heard this light "crack" not of breaking plastic but of the handle seperating from the arm. it slid right off after that.
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um........you might want to pull and twist really hard and then.......um............you'll hear a crack and um........it'll come off.
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what?
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Mine is broken anyway, it's hard to keep it ON.

You gotta crack the bottom halves apart and then the rest will start coming off.
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For future reference:
If you take the bottom plastic cover off, the handle should slide right off cause there's nothing else holding it in place.
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Fun, wasn't it? I was twisted around in my front pulling like crazy. The thing finally popped off and my elbow went flying through my windshield. It was already cracked and I was going to replace it, just not so soon.

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