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Thread: How to remove the plastic handle from a handbrake assembly?

  1. 02-17-2014, 08:06 AM #1
    mshaver51
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    How to remove the plastic handle from a handbrake assembly?

    Anyone know the best way to remove the plastic handle from a handbrake?

    thank you.
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  2. 02-17-2014, 09:09 AM #2
    aturboman
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    Heat it in boiling water for a couple minutes.

    Slides right off but the handle will be ruined (turns white); I'm assuming you are replacing it.
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  3. 02-17-2014, 09:53 AM #3
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    Heat gun works also. Just did two of them. Get it hot and spin it off. It won't ruin the handle but I assume you'd be replacing it anyway.
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  4. 02-17-2014, 12:13 PM #4
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    heat gun ... i would never have thought of that. Sheer genius.
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  5. 02-17-2014, 03:53 PM #5
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    Heat gun and a piece of wood with a U shaped slot made with hole the same ID of the steel. Heat it up put the wood behind the plastic handle and tap the wood with a hammer. Piece will come off undamaged. Are the new ones still stipple finished or are they polished smooth again?
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  6. 02-17-2014, 11:13 PM #6
    Alan.uk
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    The new ones from Porsche are stipple finished so if you want original look after the one being removed.

    Hth

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  7. 02-18-2014, 05:10 AM #7
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    Be careful reinstalling... I got mine off nicely and then it split when I put it back together. Too much paint thickness I think. So now I have a new stippled one which doesn't look or feel right.
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