<VV> Has anyone ever repaired an e-brake cable ?

[Ron]

A cheap fix is usually a waste of money.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
To: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
Cc: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Has anyone ever repaired an e-brake cable ?


> The cable DID fail, hanging on now by a very thing, one-strand thread.
>
> I'd prefer to buy a few $'s worth of cable locally to replace the "middle"
> (even everything aft of the first 9" off the handle), than to pay $40 and
> wait a week for a new one,  since it seems feasible to replace with 
> generic
> cable.
>
> Besides being cheap (and non-stock), is there a problem with this scenario 
> ?
> I don't want to miss some problem that would be created with this 
> quick-fix'
> !
>
>
> Thanks
> Charlie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
> To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
> Cc: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Has anyone ever repaired an e-brake cable ?
>
>
> In my experience, adjusting the cable is a one time deal.  If the 
> emergency
> brake doesn't work correctly, it's almost always an issue with the
> adjustment on the rear shoes, or the cable is starting to fail.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Aug 1, 2010, at 10:05 PM, Charles Lee wrote:
>
>> Seems like the hard part is removing the cable and installing it.
>> Building a new "middle" part of the old cable seems easy enough, with no
>> downside - could even put a piece up there under the dash for adjusting
>> more
>> easily than going underneath to do that later ?
>
>
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