Just a guess but maybe it holds wires away from the emerg brake mechanism.....
Hi All,
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> When the emergency brake release handle pulled out a couple months
> ago, I rigged it with a nylon cord with a nut in the end to hold it in
> place. Last week, my wife became very unhappy when it fell off during
> a rain storm and she had to kneel down in a puddle to "pop" the
> release lever. After receiving my thrashing, I became inspired to fix > it properly.
>
> As you may know, the little bicycle-like metal crimping at the end of
> the cable gets cut off over time by the sharp edge on the release
> lever cable cradle. You might think that such a mission-critical part
> would have been deburred during manufacture, but that is a topic left
> to the attorneys of the world I suppose.
>
> Anyway, I found an excellent "how-to" with pictorial for this repair > job at:
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. Surprisingly, I found the handle with cable assembly on-line at>
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. It arrived in just two days. I installed it> with minimum effort, but this time I deburred the release lever's> cable cradle slot with a Drimmel and added a piece of shrink wrap over> the cable end to ward off a future decapitation.>
Here's where I need some help: When the cable first broke and the
> handle pulled out into my lap, a metal wire from fell on the floor by
> my feet. I tried to figure out where it goes, but I am at a loss to
> tell. I have put several photos of this wire form at
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. Look for Photos and> Taurus and you'll see them. Perhaps someone could offer advice or a> photo of their emergency brake release assembly showing the> positioning of that wire form.>
> Thank you very much in advance for any assistance that you care to > provide.
>
> Regards,
> Brcobrem
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