Kay jokes are soo last year... I bet I could get CO2 to come to a meet and greet with me, better yet, hollywood is way up north with you guys. Maybe she'll come down? lol
If thats the case, can't he just have someone hold the button to disengage the brake (release the tension), then tap on the cable hooks to free them? That way you aren't destroying the cable. I would try that first, in hopes that I'd fix my brake