The yank requirement usually is related to cable Issue. If the outer sheath on the cable gets compressed it will cause the cable to effectively lengthen and slow pull won't work anymore.

I've found that the original cable will work better than most replacements. Also: you can repair a too long cable by pulling the ferrule at the end off and carefully adding JB weld to lengthen the outer cable.

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2011 E70 • N55 (me)
2012 E70 • N63 (wife)