<VV> Parking Brake Cable question - too short ?

[Charles Lee]

My car is up on jacks when I couldn't get the old nuts off the old cable, 
and I don't have a box of spare hardware (yet).


I'd be the wrong one to as "how much did it cost me" since it took me an 
hour to walk to the hardware store and back.

If they gave (yes, "gave") me the spares, I'd put them in my jar for the 
next time, like I did with the pack of 4 5/16" x 24 nuts that I bought on my 
first one-hour jaunt to the store because Clark's did not ask which cable I 
had, and gave me the wrong specs.

So now I have 4 5/16"x24's and 2 extra 5/16x18's (the right ones) for a 
total of about $1, and two hours walking (or a $15 taxi ride)

I'd personally 'eat' the 12 cents, but that's just me.

~Cz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Ness" <aircoolvair at yahoo.com>
To: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:55 AM
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:
>
> <snip>
> 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 ?
>
> Charles,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Good luck with the car.
>
> Regards,
> Frank
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