My Parking Brake Lever Went Limp! - VW Rear Disc Cable Replacement

Ruby, my 1968 VW Fastback has treated me quite well over the last several years. But when I parked it after a cruise the parking brake cable snapped and exploded with really fun noises! Time to replace that VW Emergency Brake cable!

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0:00 ▶ Welcome
1:20 ▶ Intro
1:34 ▶ Disassembly
2:31 ▶ Removing Old Cable
4:52 ▶ Damage Evaluation / Compare Parts
10:24 ▶ New Cable Install
18:15 ▶ Parking Brake Adjustment
20:19 ▶ Reassembly
22:05 ▶ What is that Bus?
25:51 ▶ Test Parking Brake like a Dik
28:43 ▶ Moving Cars Around
30:42 ▶ ANOTHER SQUAREBACK!?!?
31:54 ▶ Outro

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Background song (Farting Around) by Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech.com