<VV> Possible Help for Chaz's cable

[Charles Lee]

Thanks for the note about that bracket - I've updated the page to note that
the bracket is backwards in this picture, which could chafe the transverse
cable, causing premature breakage, instead of distributing the pressure, as
it was designed to do ?

Thanks again, and apologies for wearing out the <delete> key on so many
computers out there in VV-land !

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <Chaz at ProperProper.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:03 AM
Subject: <VV> Possible Help for Chaz's cable


> I've looked at the pictures, and since everything looks good, and he's
> tried this many times, and the cable is the right length, and I don't
> have a early or late LM out back to check to verify the pedal & column &
> pulley situation, the only thing that is left is what Dave Leonard
> suggested -- that the rear cables are stuck or frozen or 'caught'.
>
> With the previous front brake cable having been breaking for a while, it
> is doubtful, in my mind, that the parking brake was working previous to
> the cable finally breaking.
>
> Chaz -- can you manually work the parking brakes by pulling on the
> center of the rear cable?  You could be able to do this by hand,
> actually hearing & feeling the shoes contact the drum -- better yet,
> take the drums off and have a young helper pull on the rear cable -- 
> watch both sides to verify the shoes apply. If the rear cable shows any
> signs of rust, remove the rear cable assembly from the car and clean and
> grease it.  If it is stuck, you'll never get the front one to reach
> without modification, and since modification is the latest suggestion,
> may I suggest you find and fix the actual problem instead of trying to
> work around it, as something is wrong..  It is my understanding that in
> many places in this country, a seized rear parking brake cable is rather
> common. Yes, you normally have to pull the rear cable up to reach the
> front when you attach the two together.
>
> Also, in the website picture of the cable hooked up at the rear, it
> looks like the sleeve for the rear cable attachment point is installed
> backwards -- this part is directional, put it on the right way.
>
> Bill Strickland