<VV> Busted clutch cables

[J R Read]

That was my only experience.  I suspect that most fail at the ball end when 
it stops moving and a repeated strain is put on the cable enough times to 
cause metal fatigue in the cable.

I probably should also mention that this happened on a car that I bought on 
the West coast and had driven it about 1500 miles or so on the trip home 
when the cable failed.  It turned out that someone had misadjusted the 
clutch which was putting an extra strain on the cable.  It did take more 
than the normal pressure, but at that time (when I picked up the car) I just 
figured that someone had put in a heavy duty clutch.
Later, JR
CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel McGregor" <joel at joelsplace.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Busted clutch cables


> If it's failing at least 6" from anything I can't see how it's due to the 
> clevis or pulley on a cable this small.  Do the majority of them fail like 
> that?  I've never had one fail that I can remember.  (I shouldn't have 
> said that)
> Any engineers out there that can explain this?
> Joel McGregor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J R Read [mailto:hmlinc at sbcglobal.net]
> Subject: Re: <VV> Busted clutch cables
>
> Its been a while for me too and without looking I'm going to say about a 
> foot, maybe 18 inches - pedal not depressed.
> Later, JR
>