maxedout95

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Does anyone know how to remove the parking brake handle because I wanna put a different one on and try to pull the old one off and it want budge ?

Santa

i geuss u r weak. j/k! just try a little bit harder, check for a screw an di f not, if you dont want the old one try plyers or a screwdriver just dont screw up the handle it self. - have fun

Gotrice4

you just need something to rest on the back side of the parking brake and then tap it off with a hammer. It shouldn't have a screw or anything holding it on.


*In no way am i responsible if you smash a finger, your shifter, your interior or even if you happen to blow up your car or something

Vyrus

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Again you're wrong, but I can't blame you, you don't even have a car. Gotrice4 is right, you have to tap it with a hammer. Use someting like a thick rag between the two. There are no screws or clamps, just a pressure fit.
-Cyrus

maxedout95

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Thanx for the advise and the heads up on the warning I'll try not to do those things or otherwise you might hear about me on the News you know how it goes

Gotrice4

a bit harsh Vyrus, but a given...the information he gave was very general but didn't pertain to a maxima at all, but oh well...

RedMax95

heat it up a little with a hairdryer, heard it helps, i just put a little muscle into it and it came right off

Nismo

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mine was pretty easy to get off. I just twisted back and fourth while pulling it off.

tifosiv122

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When you take off the Ebrake handle, the one you replace it with needs a button like the stock one? If so, how do you know which will fit?

Thanks,
Erik

Nismo

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the button stays in the brake unit so no it doesnt need a button. The aftermarket handles have a hole in the end where the button sticks out. I bought a Matrix handle but I needed to grind the inside bigger so it would fit all the way on but I believe Nakiyama(spelling) sells one that fits perfectly.

StygianMax

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I followed the hairdryer approach & tapped the the handle off with a large flathead screwdriver & hammer.

Once I attached the the new handle on, I found that the button was a bit short.


My neat creative solution was to use the copper cap off a 30 amp in-line fuse (I looked for a looong time to find something that fit perfectly!!) & bought it from Home Depot.

It's got two copper caps on either end. I sawwed the fuse in half, dumped out the powdery stuff & cleaned out the cap of the paper wrapper. I also had to enlarge the opening ever so slightly as it's tapered in. I used a pair of large needle-nose pliers for this & forced the opening wider from the INSIDE. (follow me on that?)

Anyway, when all that was done, I found that it fit the black button on my '97 SE with minimal tapping with a hammer. I've also got it painted silver so that it matches my stainless steel/black handle.

Sorry, no pix for now but I'll see what I can do & post it.

StygianMax

RedMax95

ya i ended up making a button out of a cap that came with my shifter

Nismo

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thats the reason why I grinded the handle's opening bigger so I didnt have to play the button-making game

if you know someone thats in metal shop or has access to a lathe, it will only take about 5 min to bore the hande so it will fit perfectly.

RedMax95

ya but making a button would have been much simpler and faster