<VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?

[Daniel Monasterio]

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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