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| Allan |
 Dec 20 2005, 08:35 PM
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Teenerless Weenie  Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California  |
Mine sticks like hell. I'm afraid I'm going to rip the knob off. Anybody replaced one?
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| Aaron Cox |
Dec 20 2005, 08:38 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
hood pins....
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| reverie |
Dec 20 2005, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 783 Joined: 14-March 03 Member No.: 427 Region Association: None |
Do you mean the latch is sticking?
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| Rand |
Dec 20 2005, 08:57 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
That would be nice. Maybe some WD40 could free it up?
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| Allan |
Dec 20 2005, 09:38 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
No problem with the latch. It seems to be sticking right behind where it comes through the back pad... |
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| Allan |
Dec 20 2005, 09:38 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
For the engine lid? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) |
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| grasshopper |
Dec 20 2005, 09:46 PM
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i dont see why not (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Dec 20 2005, 09:47 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,576 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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It is a pretty stiff cable, kinda like a bicycle cable with a plastic coating...
The tube is welded to the body and to the firewall... It is a place for rot... I would suggest that you remove the handle and backpad....then remove the cable by sliding it out towards the interior...The cable is probably fine...the tube is the question... Get a coat hanger, some commpressed air and clean and lube the tube... Get the rust out before you lube it up... 30 years and alot of crap gets into that tube... Rich |
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| Aaron Cox |
Dec 20 2005, 09:47 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
look at brant's ride
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| 914werke |
Dec 21 2005, 10:19 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,081 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Ok Ive got a related problem ...but worse. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) The relase cable apears to have been pulled the oposite direction to the point the knob end is completely instide the tube!! Pushing the, agreed stiff, pastic shielded exposed end by the latch aint budging it. How to get it out? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Dec 21 2005, 10:36 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,576 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Well, if you can open the engine lid...either pull it out, or figure the cable is gone..
Cut the tube probably 6-10 inches from the firewall and remove all of it, the cable, and the firewall piece that it is welded to... You can make it new again with brake tubing, or flexible copper and some compression fittings... I lost about 2 feet on my sons car...the plan is an after market choke cable setup...its a push pull cable, it has its own bolen outer sheath of wound metal and it fits inside the remaining tube... The choke cable setup has a threaded section at the handle end that will be bolted through the firewall, and then the handle will stick out of the back pad just like before... Rich |
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| 914werke |
Dec 21 2005, 03:28 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,081 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Engin Lid is off . Im trying not to cut up the car (tube)as this is the resto of the LE.
It cant be pulled though the top since the bend in the guide tube is to drastic for the knob end to pass. No clever ideas... |
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