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    Default TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    Hey all,

    i want to remove the handbrake grip for my '22 so i can get the handbrake powdercoated. Can anyone tell me the easiest way to do this without breaking it (the hand grip)?

    I know it is glued on, but what is the easiest way to remove it?

    NOTE: easiest also includes not damaging

    cheers

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    Junior Member Automotive Encyclopaedia stidnam's Avatar
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    Default Re: TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    Posted in wrong section but how about heating it in hot water and the wrapping the plastic in cloth and the trying to pull it off in a vise?

    kinda like a slide hammer where you tighten the jaws of the vise so that the tube slips through but the plastic handle wont so the shock of the plastic bit hitting the jaws breaks the glue bond

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    Default Re: TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    ooops my bad all... please move if you dont mind

    will try that stidham... thanks

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    Default Re: TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    burn it off?
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    Default Re: TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    If it is glued on, you could inject (using a syringe) some thinners or alcohol to try to break the bond and slide it off?

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    Default Re: TA/RA handbrake grip removal

    well i did the hot water option and it worked a treat

    the grips came off with no issues...

    cheers all

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