Nick Barnes Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I have bought a new handrake cable to fit on my MK VII, reading the manaul it says remove the exhaust and heat shield ? as well as a couple of bolts, it looks there are screws coming down from inside the car to the underside of the car that hold the heat shield on ( about 8 - 10 all around it )? do I have to undo these from inside the car / under the carpet, or do I have to twist the plastic nut thing from under the car that secures the heat shield ? ( it does not look like a nut ) or do I just pull the heat shield to relaese it off of these screws ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Barnes Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I've read somewhere that these screws are fixed with things called " fender washers " ? do you just pull then off or twist them or whats the trick ? I do not really want to break the heatshield but if all else fails I will just remove the heatshield to gain access to the handbrake cable and wrap the exhaust with exhaust bandage to stop the heat ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Barnes Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 On closer inspection it turns out these "washers " holding the heatshield on are just like flattenned nuts ( they were covered in sh*t so couldn't really see until I cleaned the area, a 22mm socket fitted them, all sorted another jod done handbrake now works as as it should !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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