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Jan 30, 2013 | 09:30 AM

hoot619

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89 brake job

Doing a rear brake job on mine, well handing my brother the tools and advise. We disconnected the emergency brake cables cut them off. Should I seal off the holes also, thinking I should. Maybe I answered my own questions. That's why the rubber plugs are for, on the brake adj holes to keep junk out. They don't call me a Finnish genius for the hell of it. Ken U

Jan 30, 2013 | 09:40 AM

jake92

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Why did you cut the brake cables off?

Jan 30, 2013 | 10:14 AM

Agent_Oragnge

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yes, Plug em up. again why did you cut them in the first place? like living on the wild side?

Jan 30, 2013 | 10:23 AM

hoot619

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Don't use them ever on my 4-wheel drive , disconnected on my 2004 Gmc also. Most people in the UP do the same.

Cutting the cables works a lot better than cutting the brake lines. I can still stop and eliminates 1 problem,

freezing up from rust and non-use. Ice freeze is my only worry now with sloppy cold weather.

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