Late Bay heater cable connection

[stevespeirs]

Snapped cable for the left red heat distribution lever. There appears to be a spring with a "U"-shape at the end of the cable. Is this integral to the cable, or a separate component?

View looking up from underneath the dash facing the rear of the vehicle.

Any help appreciated!
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1979 Microbus

[pioneer1]

It is a separate spring clip. Take it off to see. Note* the cable broke for a reason so follow the cable ...could be rusted heater part
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'76 Westfalia project

[stevespeirs]

Apologies for the poor pic. Looked at the 4th heater cable (2nd red lever) and the "U"-bend appears to be part of the cable. Are they available for purchase like that?

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1979 Microbus

[Bigjacksauto]

Steve did you ever find the cable with the spring built into it?
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[SLVRSRFR]

I am also looking for a replacement cable with the spring end on it - does anyone know if they are available?
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Brian

'78 westy, '64 sedan

[stevespeirs]

[SGKent]

Is the core broken or the sheath? VW cut the sheath by design. It s part of how it balances. Use a motorcycle cable lubricator system to lube the cables. Motorcycle store will have them or you can go online.
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[SLVRSRFR]

its a broken cable - mine is broken in the exact same spot as the broken one in the first photo in this thread (cable on the far right hand side).
I can find replacement cables with the 90 deg. bend on the end, but not with the spring type connection...
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Brian

'78 westy, '64 sedan

[SGKent]

there is a right and a left cable on a 1973-79. You are looking for the RIGHT one based on the first photo. A quick Google search gave me 5 to 8 places selling them. The left one has a right angle, the right one is a wire loop. You want to measure the old one to make sure you order one the correct length.

https://airheadparts.com/vw-parts/vw-mechanical-pa...ls-cables/
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[Wildthings]

The defroster cable is badly overloaded. I looked at dozens of vans in wrecking yards years ago before I found one that wasn't broken. If you disconnect the cable to the center tube diverter valve and just wire the valve the way you want then the defroster cable will have very little load on it and last many decades. You can also use a separate cable for the diverter valve as per earlier vans.

[Jerrys76]

[airschooled]

Not likely. The new cable from BusDepot works fine for the defrost tree. You’ll have to cut the slit yourself if you want that feature; it operates the defrost fine as is.

Robbie
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[SGKent]

motorcycle cable lube works wonders even on a new cable.
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[Whaanga]

[SGKent]

the factory cut the sheath about 1" down from the top of the cable so the housing floats. It helps balance the defrost to walk thru. Colin did a write up on it if you can find it. I don't recall if it was here or his own site.
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