<VV> Fw: 1969 clutch cable

[Jim Becker]

Michael,
I measured some new cables.  The ‘69 style  measured 93 1/8 from the threaded end to the center of the hole in the swivel.  A ‘65-‘68 style was slightly shorter, at 93 1/8 to the end of the ball (not the bit of cable that stuck through).  The ball is 3/8 diameter, making the cable effectively 3/16 shorter.  I then checked an earlier ‘65-‘68 style (no reinforcing where the earlier ones always broke) and found it very slightly shorter, maybe 1/4 of the ball diameter, less than 1/8 inch.  So either they grew a little over time or  there was some variation in how they were made.  I wouldn’t think 1/4 total variation should make much of a problem.  Is there any chance the drive train is a bit forward of the normal position?  They all had 2 inches of threads on the rear end.

By the way, these were all NOS cables, no repros.

Jim Becker

From: Michael Kovacs 
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 6:17 PM
To: Jim Becker 
Subject: Re: <VV> Fw: 1969 clutch cable

Jim, Thanks.

Clutch action was just fine for the 8,000 miles I put on it since my restoration in the early 80s.


  Cross shaft just fine. The PO squeezed closed the attachment for the 69 style swivel so they could trap the ball in it. 


Seeing how the bottom of the car is still open, I think I'll measure the old and new cables just for a data point.





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From: Jim Becker <mr.jebecker at gmail.com>
To: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at yahoo.com>; VV <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; DAVID HILL <dbhill at snet.net>; brett.aston <brett.aston at snet.net> 
Sent: Friday, September 2, 2016 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fw: 1969 clutch cable


"bastardized the front attachment "
That is probably your problem.  Are you sure you got the front back to 
normal?  Is the clutch pedal properly positioned on the front cross shaft?

If something is screwed up, screwing something else up is rarely the best 
fix.


Jim Becker