<VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?

[shortle]

Charles, Please don't question Clarks Corvair Parts devotion or commitment  to Corvairs just because you feel the nuts should be included. They are listed on the same page as the cables. You just didn't order them though it sounds like you knew yours would not be reusable. The 3 cables listed do not include the FC's (only 3 listed for cars). I also have a lot of extra fasteners around as it is ALWAYS the small stuff that holds up jobs. You may consider accumulating a "grab bag" of stuff if you are intending to drive a Corvair. I also have a thread pitch gauge in my tap+die set that will occasionally get used but we can pretty much look at a nut or bolt and immediately determine how many threads per inch it has. I guess that is experience. And has been asked on this never ending post by others while trying to help you with a fairly simple repair job, what part number did you order? What number did you get? I'm sorry I do not have the measurements you ask for of the different cable lengths.
Timothy Shortle in DC (Durango Colorado)


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>From: Frank Ness <aircoolvair at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Sep 16, 2010 7:55 AM
>To: VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?
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>--- On Thu, 9/16/10, Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProper.com> wrote:
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>I just never expected that they wouldn't be part of the cable, so I didn't look, and the phone clerk never even tried to sell them, which I think they should at least mention them ?
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>Charles,
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>I keep a supply of fasteners in my garage. So why would I want to pay for the nuts if I have them. When you run a business it's not just the price of the item. You said the nuts only cost $.18 each, what was your cost to go and get them? It cost $$ for the person to pull the parts, bag them and put them in with your order. That is why a part you have want from a salvage yard seems like it is over priced, well they had to pay someone to take it off and bring it to the counter.
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>As far as the gal giving you the wrong size for the nut... With all the work you have done on your cars, I find it a little hard to feel bad that you had to go back twice. 
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>I do want to thank you for taking the time to post the pictures and diagrams. You are doing a nice job on it. The pictures are much clearer than in any of the manuals.
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>Good luck with the car.
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>Regards,
>Frank
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