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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 05:48 PM
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anyone know how to remove the ebrake button without breaking it?
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by L82Dude
anyone know how to remove the ebrake button without breaking it?
I'm not certain but suspect it's what is known to industry as an "interference fit". In other words the hole in the button was pressed under great pressure on a larger/rougher metal shaft. If that is the case you might be able to remove the button without breaking it if you devise a way to pull out the shaft. If you manage such you will have to use epoxy to reassemble.
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I got it off , took a 5 minute frustration break and decided to clamp the rod in a vice and proceeded to twist and pull the **** , it came off with some force, feel like I pulled a tItty muscle doing it though. Goes back on super easy
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I got it off , took a 5 minute frustration break and decided to clamp the rod in a vice and proceeded to twist and pull the **** , it came off with some force, feel like I pulled a tItty muscle doing it though. Goes back on super easy
You've just described undoing an interference fit. Epoxy is your only way to reconnect.
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