<VV> Clutch Cable issues

Mon Apr 15 22:20:37 EDT 2013

For what it's worth, you can carry a spare clutch cable inside the rocker
trim on a late model. Use some wax on the shaft and ball to keep the rain
from working its magic on them. They can be changed alongside the highway,
with a little perseverance, a good, safe jack and a minimal tool box.

George Jones
Central Florida Corvairs

George Jones
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Corvair Society of America (CORSA)  (since 1987)
Performance Corvair Group
Central Florida Corvair Club (Since 2009)
Tidewater Corvair Club (since 1987)
Central Virginia Corvair Club (since 2006)
'65 Monza Crown V8 Convertible
'66 Monza Coupe Custom
'67 Monza Coupe Custom

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Carlton Smith <carlton55 at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hi Ray,
>
> There are a couple of fixtures you can make that are shown in the CORSA
> Technical Guide. I have made up a .pdf for you with these articles and
> diagrams. However you can purchase a 1" "C" clamp at a hardware store, file
> a groove into the fixed paw at the bottom of the clamp. That way when you
> clamp down onto the broken cable it will grip the cable and not let it roll
> off. Then simply hook the clamp up over the clutch pedal fork and this will
> get you home easily. When I was 17-18yrsold and driving my original Corsa
> to
> high school back in 1972 this is what I carried with me all the time after
> I
> broke the first cable. After I broke the second cable a year or so later I
> made up a fixture similar to the 2 shown in the CORSA Guide. However, in my
> case I simply bought a miniature turnbuckle with 1/8 dia shank eye bolts,
> brazed a axle through one eyebolt to ride in the fork and wrapped the cable
> through the other eye bolt using a 1/8" cable clamp to hold it on. I
> adjusted the length with the turnbuckle and never had to change the cable
> again.
>
> If you travel away from home very far I do recommend that you buy a Clarks
> 2
> piece cable and put it in your trunk. You can change these along the road
> but taking off the tunnel and getting the ball through the bottom pulley
> bracket is a pain.
>
> Best regards,
> Carlton Smith
> Circle City Corvairs Club, Pres.
> 1965 Corsa convert., 180hp turbo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 10:31 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Clutch Cable issues
>
> Speaking of broken clutch cables...
>
> For the common breakage near the ball at the pedal end I know it is oft
> recommended that Corvair owners carry a clamp type cable repair kit in the
> glove box to get you home if yours breaks.  Can anyone recommend a
> particular source and/or brand for such an item?  I went looking locally
> last week and didn't have much luck.  I have found many different type
> kits,
> but none so far that seem to be right for this job.
>
> Ray R.
> Certifiable Vair Nut
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 11:22 AM, kevin nash <wrokit at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark, Joel, and everyone else that has been following this- I just cut
> > off the good end of my broken, N.O.S. cable and counted the strands-
> > it is 7X19 1/8 diameter cable, and the desirable minimum recommended
> > diameter for that is 3 inches.The "critical minimum" is
> > 2.25 diameter, and for aircraft control systems, the diameter would
> > have to be 4.375"
> > I measured my pulley (1/4 turn pulley at the first bend leaving the
> > clutch
> > pedal)- it has a 1.25" radius or 2.5" diameter.
> > In other words, the stock set-up is pushing the lower limit of
> > acceptability. The 7x19 stranding, however, is much, much finer than
> > the repro cable that I broke many years ago. Here's a link to the table:
> > http://www.loosco.com/index.php?page=pulley-diameter .For a "permanent"
> > solution, either larger pulleys or finer strands or some combination
> > of slightly larger pulley, and slightly finerstranding is needed. I'm
> > curious though, are the late pulleys larger than the early's ?Kevin
> > Nash
> > > Message: 4
> > > Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:39:03 -0700
> > > From: Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: <VV> Broken Clutch cable history
> > > To: Joel McGregor <joel at joelsplace.com>,      "
> virtualvairs at corvair.org"
> > >       <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > > Message-ID: <-1867395292539953892 at unknownmsgid>
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> > >
> > > guys, there is a good solution to this. Aircraft quality cable and
> > > swedge ends will fix this problem. use your chart and Google
> > > aircraft spruce and special co and order the proper cable and ends you
> need.
> > > Just about any A & P aircraft mechanic can swedge the ends at your
> > > local airport for you, too. Mark Durham
> > >
> >
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