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RE: Hand brake

To: "Terry Thompson" <firespiter@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Hand brake
From: "Dave Moag" <moag@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:10:33 -0800
Terry,

Yeah --- great help in the manuals for this one. What worked for me was
using a crescent wrench adjusted to be just a little bit wider than the
brake lever and using that to push up from the bottom. Eventually mine
started to move.

Good luck!

Dave Moag
62 TR3B
77 Spitfire
La Canada, CA

>
>Alright. Another stupid question, but how do you
>remove the handle from the Hand brake lever?
>
>The workshop manual steps consists of:
> -Remove handle from lever
>
>Not very descriptive. Is there some trick to it, or
>can I just alternate tapping it with a hammer and soft
>block of wood to scoot it off?
>
>-Terry

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