<VV> Changing emergency brake cable on an early
Joe West
joew@diveaz.com
Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:14:46 -0700
Randy,
I just changed my cable today and had the same difficulty you speak of
below. However, I simply grabbed the cotter pin head with a small pair of
vice grips and pulled REALLY HARD and the cotter pin came right out. There
is a washer underneath it... Pull it off. Then lift up on the pulley and
slide the emergency cable out. While it was a bit of a pain in the butt...
It wasn't that bad. If I were you, I wouldn't pull anything else apart.
Once you get the cotter pin out it is a piece of cake.
Joe West
On 12/18/04 5:11 PM, "JRVIDRINE@aol.com" <JRVIDRINE@aol.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> The emergency brake cable recently broke on my 62 Monza with a powerglide.
> Apparently it had broken before and a piece had been spliced in by the
> original
> owner or a mechanic. I have a new replacement cable from Clarks and was in
> the process of changing it out. In any case everything went well until I got
> to the nylon wheel attached to the steering column tube. It is at the bottom
> of the steering column and in a very tight place. Is the a trick to this? I
> will have to remove the cotter pin from the solid piece that the wheel rides
> on
> so the wheel can be raised up and the cable placed into the groove and then
> dropped down so the guard secures it. The fuse block is in the way. Should
> this be removed and how? Also is it possible to drop the steering column tube
> from the dash allowing it to rotate downward without damage?
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Randy Vidrine
> 62 Corvair coupe
> Branch, LA
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