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Was pissed off on Saturday night and yanked up the EB a little too hard when I parked. Heard a snap crackle pop, and yes indeed, it blew. I took the center console apart on Sunday morning, and it looks like the small end-stop of the cable popped off. Looks like a soldered-on piece and there would not be any way to repair it other than ordering and installing a new cable. Anyone got any alternate ideas such as maybe a threaded-type end stop or similiar? Do they make such a thing? Please! I cannot live without my EB!  Thanks... XL
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That eBay seller I posted about may have a replacement cable for you. He seems to be parting out an entire CSVT. Email him. Hope this helps.
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Originally posted by durateX:
Anyone got any alternate ideas??
XL
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Just kidding. Kokopelians idea seems best. Give him an email. I'm sure they are'nt expensive at the stealership, either. I wouldn't fool around with tryin to "fix" it back, let alone re-soldering it. I'd hat eto see that gorgeous car parked on a hill and have the hand brake give out. 
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Or do like 98% of the manual transmission driving population and put the car in gear I don't see how people can trust an e-brake to hold a 3000lb vehicle on any sort of hill.. Mark
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I never do either, hand brake just seems not "heavy duty" enough. But he seems to use it. Trying to remeber the last time I ever used the hand brake... besides when there was snow  .... nope, can't remember. 
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unless it's a good sized hill, i trust the e-brake. (remote start forces me to!) i have never had a problem.
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Or do like 98% of the manual transmission driving population and put the car in gear
I don't see how people can trust an e-brake to hold a 3000lb vehicle on any sort of hill..
Mark
I do that, since mine doesn't work well, but sometimes I like to leave the car running while I go do something, or let it warm up, etc.
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E-mail the guy that is doing the new headlights for cheap, cause his friend has a connection at a ford dealer to get everything very cheap.
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So far I got $38.00 for the entire cable kit from my SVT Performance hookup at Tousley Ford in MN. Can anybody beat this? It's cheap anyway, but shaving a couple bucks wouldn't hurt  . XL
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You should use the ebrake unless the car is on a very steep hill or in conjunction with putting it into gear. Using the ebrake keeps the rear calipers exercised and aids in keeping them from freezing/hanging up. Also less stress on the tranny internals and keeps pressure off the parking pawl.
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