I started gathering parts to do my disc brake swap. I went to the junk yard in Lebanon yesterday late in the afternoon. Grabbed the rotors and calipers and could not for the life of me get the e-brake cable off the backing plate. I'm not sure if it was just because I was up against time or what, but that spring would not move for me to push the cable through the bracket and I just couldn't figure out why.
When I got back home, I remembered when I put the t-case in neutral, I saw the parking brake was engaged. Why I didn't release it at that time is beyond me. I'm pretty sure that tension is why I couldn't remove the cable.
In any case, I'm heading back on Wednesday to finish collecting parts.