(I meant saves me a hub pull) yes the wheel came off to get through the stud hole.

Job done.

I didn't quite follow the sequence in PDF: I just began by spinning each star wheel until it could go no more (pad meets metal), then backed the star off a couple clicks. Pushed the parking brake pedal...to the floor - far too many clicks and no resistance, same as before.. Released it. Crawled under the car and tightened the "Y cable clamp" (bolt clockwise as per normal way of tightening) until the the pedal could only pressed with reasonable pressure to the "two clicks" position.

I did a lot of press & release cycles, lots of creaks and moans of parking brakes at work... stuff I've never heard before.

When the wheels went back on, I spun each by hand to make sure there wasn't any extra brake drag friction than before.

For the few years I've owned this car I have obviously just been going through the motions of parking thinking I had a brake working.... I definitely have my parking brake back now!

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Cheers!
Scott McPhee

1987 300D