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Anyone replaced their BOWDEN CABLES on the parking brake? How much work is involved? It doesn't seem like there's a lot to it. Any suggestions, let me know. Want to make sure this is what is not working before I order parts. Thanks!
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The common failure part is the gear drive mechanism inside the parking brake module/actuator unit. The cables are just cables.
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Yep, cables are easy to do. I did mine about 1,5year ago, while I changed my rear stabilizer. One of the cable snapped same day I started to change the stabilizer, so it was close call.
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