Thought I'd end up having to butcher my old caliper toremove the cable. Of course,Haynes make it sound so simple when they say say just pull the cable free through it's mounting point on the caliper but the reality is anything but. Anyway,thought I'd consult the modern day oracle and see if there was something I was missing,looks like my problems are typical of others with an old Vectra
Brilliant tip was contemplating how I was going to get the handbrake cable loose . I was not happy thinking I had to replace the cable as well When I first looked But came off with ease with a hack saw Thanx for the tip
Thank you! This tip was exactly what was needed. I had to break caliper same way. Used short impact gun extension and hit it with small ledge and it did the job. Managed to get handbrake cable off in good condition. It was stuck SO bad, like glued and welded same time. I really didn't like the option to replace a cable. Too difficult job to do at parking lot.
@@kevkfz5226 I have a problem on another side it seems that the caliper is not releasing the arm mechanism fully to it's released position. I managed to somewhat fix it with a wire brush and WD40. But it is still sticking a little bit. Handbrake cable is sliding about the same on either side and the other caliper that was still holding was already also sticking a little bit but cleaning it made it work like it should. I'm thinking to put an additional spring to those just in case. When i was fiddling with it i was thinking the same that how can i release the cable without breaking it or the caliper and got an idea to heat it with a small torch so that the plastic will melt a little bit then it should come loose easily. There is still a risk that the cable will go bad but worth a try i think.
@@kevkfz5226 cheers mate appreciate the response and video I was minutes away from cutting the handbrake cable , I'll crack on with it tommorow 👍, I don't suppose you could help with another issue basically I bought an vectra 3.0cdti v6 and it's got no power steering atall drove it back to Liverpool from Walsall and got arms like pop Eye, no lights on dash errors ect but it's been parked up for a few months prior to me buying it and battery was dead? Any help advice would be massively appreciated, cheers Jack
Thought I'd end up having to butcher my old caliper toremove the cable. Of course,Haynes make it sound so simple when they say say just pull the cable free through it's mounting point on the caliper but the reality is anything but. Anyway,thought I'd consult the modern day oracle and see if there was something I was missing,looks like my problems are typical of others with an old Vectra
Bob, yep, no way mine was coming out and there was good chance id break off the lug and ruin everything. Not worth it for the price of a caliper.
Brilliant tip was contemplating how I was going to get the handbrake cable loose .
I was not happy thinking I had to replace the cable as well
When I first looked
But came off with ease with a hack saw
Thanx for the tip
Thanks John.
Thank you! This tip was exactly what was needed. I had to break caliper same way. Used short impact gun extension and hit it with small ledge and it did the job. Managed to get handbrake cable off in good condition. It was stuck SO bad, like glued and welded same time. I really didn't like the option to replace a cable. Too difficult job to do at parking lot.
Thanks Pasi, No way you where getting that out without breaking it. Thanks for the feedback
@@kevkfz5226 I have a problem on another side it seems that the caliper is not releasing the arm mechanism fully to it's released position. I managed to somewhat fix it with a wire brush and WD40. But it is still sticking a little bit. Handbrake cable is sliding about the same on either side and the other caliper that was still holding was already also sticking a little bit but cleaning it made it work like it should. I'm thinking to put an additional spring to those just in case. When i was fiddling with it i was thinking the same that how can i release the cable without breaking it or the caliper and got an idea to heat it with a small torch so that the plastic will melt a little bit then it should come loose easily. There is still a risk that the cable will go bad but worth a try i think.
Brilliant video, I might sound stupid but how do you feed it back thru the new caliper does it just slide thru and lock into place
Just poke it throught the caliper. The nipple on the cable is much smaller and locks into the arm on the caliper. Just feed it thru.
@@kevkfz5226 cheers mate appreciate the response and video I was minutes away from cutting the handbrake cable , I'll crack on with it tommorow 👍, I don't suppose you could help with another issue basically I bought an vectra 3.0cdti v6 and it's got no power steering atall drove it back to Liverpool from Walsall and got arms like pop Eye, no lights on dash errors ect but it's been parked up for a few months prior to me buying it and battery was dead? Any help advice would be massively appreciated, cheers Jack
sorry mate no idea. I'd try the vectra forum or facebook page. Boys will know what do do.
Wow, get your subframe wire brushed and Dinatrol'ed!!! Or scrap the car soon