How to get parking brake cables off rear axle??

Don't cut anything!!!!!!!!......start by unhooking the cable where it meets the cable from the front of the car then pull the clips that are on the frame rail then the cables will come out with the rear end.from there pull the drums/brake shoes and take the lever off of the cable....then you can remove the cable from the backing plate easily using a small hose clamp to compress the fingers that hold it into the backing plate. you'll see what I mean by don't cut anything when you check price and availability or the funds missing from the wallet that could be spent elsewhere.the cables from the 7 1/4 are universal to all the mopar rears and there are two styles equal length and unequal length...Hope this was helpful :cheers:

dusterbd451 said

easiest way is to cut them off and replace with new ones. Otherwise, the end that goes into the drum backing plate is a flare / finger type end. when you push it through from the back side, the fingers compress, then once all the way in, they open up again not allowing the cable to be pulled out. You can try to compress them carefully and get one edge out of the hole then keep working your way around. It is tedious, but I have done it...But on the last project, I cut them with the dewalt and went on with my day... haha

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