The other day the clutch cable went in my `72 TransroverWagen. Upon assessing the remaining cable parts, I thought it would be a novel idea to make a new one. I used an old aircraft flap cable which already had one end done (the front U-shaped attachment). To make the rear threaded end, I machined a piece of threaded rod so that the cable would slip thru, and I swaged (sp?) a cable holder on, just after threaded piece. Everything seemed fine and dandy until I adjusted the tension up and depressed the pedal. In the end, the problem was cable-stretch. Every time I would adjust the tension, the cable would further stretch. The next day, after trying many things, I broke down and called my parts guy. It turned out that a BRAND NEW cable was only $10.00! Imagine my surprise. I couldn't even PACKAGE that cable for 10 bucks! Anyhoo, I guess the moral of the story is to never overestimate VW parts prices. Sometimes you get pleasant results. Cheers
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Sabourin "I don't know if I could drive a car fast enough, to get to where you are..." - Liz Phair Carleton University Email address: msabouri@chat.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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