Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #79
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From: 	STELLA GORNICKI <scubakitty@home.net>

Subject: Aftermarket Brake Handle Installation

Date: 	Sun, 1 Feb 1998 18:03:26 +0000



A few days ago, I got my Voodoo shift knob and brake handle. 

Installation of the shift knob was "intuitively obvious", as they say -

just unscrew the old, screw on the new.  But, I was stymied by the brake

handle.  The Voodoo has a setscrew, but the stock handle seemed to have

no obvious means of removal - no screws, no secret "push here, and I let

go" sites.  In desperation, I e-mailed Bill at Dealer Alternative, and

he suggested that I could either cut the old one off, or twist it free. 

Since I like to hang on to as much of the stock stuff as I can, I

elected to try the "twist-off" approach.



Now, Bill HAD warned me that the stock unit is glued on, so I

anticipated some difficulties.  Yup, it was stuck on tight, all right. 

So, here's the point of this missive - pull out your old,

ecologically-insensitive, one-Megawatt hair dryer, and BLOW, BLOW,

BLOW!!!  After a while, the glue gets nice and gooey, and you can (still

with a bit of effort) twist and pull the stock unit off.



By-the-way, the effort IS worth it - the matching knob/handle look so

very cool.  Can't wait for the weather to clear - I wanna see them

glinting in the sun with the top down....



Stella

'91 Silver (JmpLCap)