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Okie Adam
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Say you got a '67 bus with a '62 small nut trans in it  . Which e-brake cable would you use?????
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BryanM
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early cable
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TimGud
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| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
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Okie Adam
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Thanks Bryan. Thats what Taylor K. told me but I figured I would make sure.
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ToolBox
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| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
Depends. Is it an early 59 or later?
If it is a late 59 it will work without modification. Yuo need to shorten the cables if it is an early 59. |
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BryanM
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the PO PO of my 62 installed a big nut tranny. when I took the rear drums off the OG cables were there and teh PoPo had taken wire and extended the cable all half asses.
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TimGud
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| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
Depends. Is it an early 59 or later?
If it is a late 59 it will work without modification. Yuo need to shorten the cables if it is an early 59. |
It's an early 59 with the shifter closer to the seat. |
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ToolBox
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| TimGud wrote: |
| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
Depends. Is it an early 59 or later?
If it is a late 59 it will work without modification. Yuo need to shorten the cables if it is an early 59. |
It's an early 59 with the shifter closer to the seat. |
I forget how much you need to shorten the cables, I got new ends and had them swedged on at a sailboat rigging shop. |
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TimGud
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
Depends. Is it an early 59 or later?
If it is a late 59 it will work without modification. Yuo need to shorten the cables if it is an early 59. |
It's an early 59 with the shifter closer to the seat. |
I forget how much you need to shorten the cables, I got new ends and had them swedged on at a sailboat rigging shop. |
Where did you locate the new ends? |
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23window
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| singlesquared wrote: |
| early cable |
Thanks Bryan. Thats what Taylor K. told me but I figured I would make sure. |
you questioned me?  |
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ToolBox
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| TimGud wrote: |
| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| ToolBox wrote: |
| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
Depends. Is it an early 59 or later?
If it is a late 59 it will work without modification. Yuo need to shorten the cables if it is an early 59. |
It's an early 59 with the shifter closer to the seat. |
I forget how much you need to shorten the cables, I got new ends and had them swedged on at a sailboat rigging shop. |
Where did you locate the new ends? |
The boat rigging shop had them in stock. They are not "correct" but fit. |
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| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
On my DD (early 60) I used the later cable (64 and later) with the big nut. It is way to long so I cut it off, got some dune buggy clutch cable shorteners and put those on. I fill the hole with JB weld before slipping over the cable abd tightened the set screw. 63,000 plus miles and it still held fine. When I lowerd the bus with the straight axle kit, the cables became to short and had to do the whole process over again.
I have had to do this to all my buses being I have converted them all to big nut trannys from small nut
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SHSC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:43 am Post subject: Re: e-brake cable |
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| one percenter wrote: |
| Say you got a '67 bus with a '62 small nut trans in it :x . Which e-brake cable would you use????? |
But why would you put that tranny in a 67?
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Okie Adam
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| 23window wrote: |
| one percenter wrote: |
| singlesquared wrote: |
| early cable |
Thanks Bryan. Thats what Taylor K. told me but I figured I would make sure. |
you questioned me? |
I've seen that hodge podge you call a 23window. All slapped together with vanagon parts and such. Just kidding, just kidding. You know the respect I have for your knowledge. I was just acting like a Catholic school girl and wanted to get confirmation.  (rim shot  ) thank you I will be here all week.
Sorry about that hole vanagon parts jibba jabba too. I know better than that.
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Okie Adam
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| Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:59 am Post subject: Re: e-brake cable |
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| SHSC wrote: |
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| Say you got a '67 bus with a '62 small nut trans in it . Which e-brake cable would you use????? |
But why would you put that tranny in a 67? |
Excellent question my good man. One I ask myself every time I see the bus. The PO or PPO did it for God knows what reason. Its not my bus but rather a friend of mines who I am helping to get it running. We have had no luck coming up with a working 12V big nut, or any big nut for that matter, in the yards around here. It doesnt help that he aint rich. I tried to tell him this wasnt a poor mans hobby when he wanted in but he was determined.
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TimGud
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| TimGud wrote: |
| Then do you use a later cable when installing a bignut transaxle into a 59? |
On my DD (early 60) I used the later cable (64 and later) with the big nut. It is way to long so I cut it off, got some dune buggy clutch cable shorteners and put those on. I fill the hole with JB weld before slipping over the cable abd tightened the set screw. 63,000 plus miles and it still held fine. When I lowerd the bus with the straight axle kit, the cables became to short and had to do the whole process over again.
I have had to do this to all my buses being I have converted them all to big nut trannys from small nut |
That's a good simple fix that sounds like it will hold up. Thanks. |
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