melting handbrake cable

[rockrocks]

ok, so i took my heatshield off a while back to do some work underneath the car and snapped 3 of the 4 bolts attaching the heatshield to the car, hence the reason why i cant put it back on, damn rust!

ive just been under my car again and on the handbrake cable (outer plastic cover) there are signs of burns/melting plastic as now the heatshield is off the cable can touch my exhaust.

is there anything i can do to prevent this from happening?

thanks

[bez_123]

try and attach the heaet shield back on either weld it in or get some new bolts, its not a massive issue but it will start to rust after a while so once the heat shield is back on prob best to get a new cable.

[rockrocks]

just come across heat resistant tape, would that do the job if i put it round the cable?

[rockrocks]

try and attach the heaet shield back on either weld it in or get some new bolts, its not a massive issue but it will start to rust after a while so once the heat shield is back on prob best to get a new cable.

i asked a mechanic to put it back on but he said it was a right ass of a job cause all of the carpets need to be up and new holes need drilling....

[rockrocks]

anyone?

[Steve-merron]

i would say get some heat resistant tape and put a good amount around the cable

[rick_VTR]

your cable shouldnt reach the exhaust anyway. well mine doesnt, my heatshield is removed because the exhaust some times rattled on it.

[rockrocks]

your cable shouldnt reach the exhaust anyway. well mine doesnt, my heatshield is removed because the exhaust some times rattled on it.

well thats what i thought, but just before i got the car the owner said that all the brakes had been re-newed, including the handbrake cable.
i think whoever did it has not cut the cable down to size properly as there looks to be too much slack, hence why the cable can reach my exhaust.....rather annoying.

[rick_VTR]

you shouldnt have to cut a handbrake cable down to size either. lol should be a direct fit mate.

[rockrocks]

you shouldnt have to cut a handbrake cable down to size either. lol should be a direct fit mate.

well either way its still rattling on the exhaust, so any ideas on how to stop it?

[Gazer]

I don't have the shield on mine and don't have any trouble...
as for the rattling maybe one of the cables is broke/ not connected but as said above don't need to cut it, I cant remember how the cables run now but isn't there clips that hold it to the cars chassis maybe one of them has broken....