Remove rear parking brake drum cables

Tiny
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  • 1988 FORD MUSTANG
  • 5.0L
  • V8
  • RWD
  • MANUAL
  • 100,000 MILES
My Parking brake snapped at the front of the car. Now when I drive I can hear the rear cables attched to the drums making a scraping noise. I need to remove these rear cables but I am not sure what I need to remove to get to them. DO I need to remove brake shoes etc.
Saturday, August 16th, 2014 AT 3:11 PM

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Tiny
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Yo will have to remove shoes and remove cable by taking pliers and squeezing together the spreaders on cable or maybe a long enough socket so they will slide out from the back of the plate. We don't have any pics but once opened you should see what I'm talking about. Id did find a pic lol. See where the arrows are.
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Thursday, March 11th, 2021 AT 2:29 PM
Tiny
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Awesome, hey thanks very much. DO you think I will need to jack the entire car up or can I get away with jacking up only the rear?

If I can;t do this myself, what do you think is a decent price for a mechanic to charge to remove both rear cables?

Thanks
James
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Tiny
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Prices vary allover so check around yes you can just jack up rear of car to do this.
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Thursday, March 11th, 2021 AT 2:29 PM
Tiny
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OK Hmac300, I really appreciate the guidance.
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