<VV> Parking Brake Cable question - work inside the car ?

[Charles Lee]

PS:

No, it's easier to work inside the car - seats removed, plenty of room, and 
nosy neighbors can't see me inside the car (except my feet sometimes) 
because I have to put it up on stands to work underneath.

Most problems have many solutions - the trick is to find a solution that 
doesn't cause even more problems !

Thanks,
Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Charles Lee" <Chaz at ProperProper.com>; "Daniel Monasterio" 
<dmonasterio at hotmail.com>; "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?


> It wouldn't. But it will be easier to install if you finish the job under 
> the car than trying to finish it under the dash. And I believe you are 
> getting pretty good at this job.Did you compare the lengths of the 2 
> cables? I know the original had broke but you still ought to be able to 
> compare the 2 lengths. As always, wishing you good luck.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
>>Sent: Sep 15, 2010 8:10 PM
>>To: Daniel Monasterio <dmonasterio at hotmail.com>, VirtualVairs 
>><virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Subject: Re: <VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?
>>
>>Just curious, but how would that change the length ?
>>
>>~Cz
>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: Daniel Monasterio
>>  To: Charles Lee ; VirtualVairs
>>  Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:01 PM
>>  Subject: RE: <VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?
>>
>>
>>  Think you are working backwards. You should start at the ball end, 
>> first.
>>
>>  Daniel Monasterio
>>
>>  > From: Chaz at ProperProper.com
>>  > To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>  > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:42:17 -0700
>>  > Subject: <VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?
>>  >
>>  > Is the park brake different for EM and LM ?
>>  >
>>  > If so, is one shorter, and what other visible difference is there ?
>>  >
>>  > Problem : I just installed Clark's cable, and reached into the bag for 
>> the
>>  > adjustment nuts ? Aarrgghh....
>>  >
>>  > I guess they figured we'd re-use the old ones ? OK, but the old ones 
>> are
>>  > rusted tight to the old cable and I can't get them off, so I'll just 
>> get
>>  > some new ones, right ?
>>  >
>>  > To be certain that I got the right ones before walking a mile each 
>> way, I
>>  > called Clark's to get the right size :
>>  > The girl says "5/16 24" so I hike over to the hardware store to get 
>> the two
>>  > (2) 18 cent 5/16 24 nuts that Clark's does not include (why not ?).
>>  >
>>  > So rethread the cable and wrestle with the 5/16 24's a while but no 
>> go, so I
>>  > rip the cable back out and take it with me this time (those pulleys 
>> under
>>  > the dash are NOT fun !)
>>  >
>>  > So I try a few more 5/16 24, but they're not 5/16 ***24*** !
>>  > They're 5/16 ***18***.
>>  >
>>  > OK, so back home and thread the needle again, - I'm getting pretty 
>> good at
>>  > this, the third time.
>>  >
>>  > Now, the ball doesn't reach the handle under the dash, so I go down 
>> under
>>  > and extend the nuts all the way to the end of the adjustment part on 
>> the
>>  > tail end to get a few more inches.
>>  >
>>  > Still the ball end does not reach.
>>  >
>>  > Have I been short changed ?
>>  > Do I have an EM park brake cable ?
>>  >
>>  > Or, am I missing something (again) ?
>>  >
>>  > Thanks in advance for your support !
>>  > Charlie
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
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