<VV> Clutch Cable issues

Tue Apr 16 01:47:13 EDT 2013

Backup clutch cables store really nicely under the door sill plates.  Very
hard to accidentally bend them when they're stored there.

Regards,
Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Carlton Smith
Sent: April 15, 2013 3:02 PM
To: 'Ramon Rodriguez III'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Clutch Cable issues

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>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > 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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