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[Noj99]

Recently purchased a '87 924S and have now gotten to replacing the parking brake cable. (The bolt that held it to the handle snapped due to rust) Thought it would be an easyish fix but have now run into trouble.

I have removed the right rear caliper in order to get to the long cable to swap it out for the new one. Problem is now that I released the expanding bow I dont have room to free it due to it being caught behind the wheel hub.

Maybe I'm just going about it wrong but I feel like I cant release the old cable from the bow without getting more room to access it by removing the wheel hub. This however some of you may know is locked with a 350lb torque locking nut. I don't think I will be able to remove the locking nut without buying a few things and definitely wont be able to install a new one.

So my real question is has anyone replaced their parking brake cables and run into the issue, and if so what was your fix? Any other help or suggestions would be appreciated.

This is a link for the rennlist board I was going off of just so you can get a visual. http://rennlist.com/forums/964-forum/735639-disconnecting-parking-brake-at-hub-solved.html Just can't get the expander to fall out as stated above.

Thanks in advance