[FC] FC brake cables too short

[Ken Hand]

You didn't specify how short of connecting they were. When hooked to the bar in the brake drum the spring on the end will pull the cable shorter and you need to pull the slack out. You will gain almost 2" a side by pulling on the cables. Again this comes down to how much you are lacking in connecting the cables. If it is 6" a side then the above isn't the case. Is the park brake handle pulled?
 

 

Ken Hand
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www.corvairmechanic.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven R. Spilatro <spilatrs at marietta.edu>
To: corvanatics <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 8:41 am
Subject: [FC] FC brake cables too short


I finally restored the rear emergency brake cable brackets on my FC, 
only to find that the cables are too short  to reach the equalizer 
(well, if I attach one then the other won't reach).  Some irony here 
since the cables always sagged and seemed too long without the 
brackets.  Is this a known problem?  The equalizer is at its further 
position rearward, is there any other adjustment that can be 
made?  Would new cables solve the problem (I always thought old 
cables would be stretched relative to new ones)?
Steve



Steven R. Spilatro
Marietta, OH

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