Date:         Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:19:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
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So as luck would have it, I actually found what is most likely a spare
accelerator pedal barrel clamp; it looks the same as the old broken part.
It's much shorter than the throttle barrel clamp and its' yellow coloured
metal reminds me of those inexpensive clutch housing cross shafts. I can
now totally see how over tightening that part would cause it to break.

Neil.

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:


> Wow. Hard to imagine that part could be tightened far enough to split it.
> But given Dennis' comment, since the hole position in the original pedal
> barrel clamp is positioned closer to the lever, maybe VW also made the part
> shorter ......
>

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Neil n

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