Paul,
Yep, this is a damned awkward job. Cutting the cable isn't really much of a
solution, since you still have to get the new cable in there, and will face
much the same problem.
I have done this a couple of times (after the cable was shredded by a
flailing driveshaft following high-speed UJ failure - don't let this happen
to you!!), and I seem to remember that, with a great deal of struggling and
swearing (working from underneath a car on axle stands - I didn't have the
advantage of a removed tub) I DID get the new cable in. It can be done, but
it ain't easy. I don't remember any special trick I learned, but this was
quite a while ago. IIRC the channels are U-shaped in section, not
completely enclosed, so there is a way (and it doesn't involve remove the
diff, which I was getting desparate enough to consider at one point).
Once this is done, of course, you have to connect the ends to the levers on
the drums - another little job that is in the not-quite-so-fun category. I
used mole grips (vise grips I think they are called in the US?) to grab the
cable and pull as hard as I could while trying to get the pin in with the
other hand.
Have fun ;-)
Richard
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