Date:         Thu, 26 May 2011 17:10:10 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
Comments: To: Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <4DDEE9CE.4040004@colorado.edu>
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Isn't the front cable NLA?   IIRC it is.

You'd think the heat would melt the nylon and allow the nut to come
off.  Maybe the PO crushed the nut with ViceGrips?

If it breaks, or you cut it, could one weld a sleeve + thread back on
to remainder?

Just thinking out loud.....

Neil.


On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:
> On 5/26/2011 4:29 PM, mark drillock wrote:

> Mark:
>
> I can see it won't be hard to twist the rod into two pieces.  I've
> been trying to get it unfrozen carefully, because I cannot find
> a replacement part at Busdepot, Vanagain, Van-Cafe or GoWesty.
> I've been searching for 251 711 471D which is what I get from
> my ETKA on page 70-01.
>
> Is that the right part number?  Where can I get a new one?
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>



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