Another...what is this?....
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Melting Slicks
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Another...what is this?....
In the picture below, which is from an '81 there is something on the parking brake cable up by the transmission, lite gray in color that I have not seen before, it is not on my '81 and I have no idea what it is....anyone know?
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IT takes up extra length in the parking brake cable- I've seen them used when the inline adjuster is frozen or the cable is too long for whatever reason. Bubba fix. Use that instead of fixing the real problem.
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Why would this be a bad fix? Instead of replacing and rewiring, fix what you have. How would this cause future problems besides maybe down the road needing to replace the cable that you would have had to do anyway?
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Burning Brakes
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That added on adjuster may also bang against the underside of the car, making noise, and scratching up the underside.
If you are going to devote time to a repair, do it right the first time.
The cable should be replaced, it has weakened.
Melting Slicks
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not everyone has unlimited time and money to throw at their cars , as long as it doesn't bang around its a perfectly fine fix. at some point the real problem will need to be corrected , but if you are more interested in driving than fixing its a good way to go.
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Melting Slicks
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First off....this is NOT my car...just wanted to be clear on that one.
Anyways, when I got my car it had a Bubba cable fix....Bubba had welded a small socket to the original cable adjuster in order to give it additional range or length...to take the slack out of the cable.
Long ago I replaced all of the parking brake parts. I think I still have that Bubba fix someplace.
Thanks for the responses.....I thought it was some type of length adjuster....just have never seen this on a car before now.
Anyways, when I got my car it had a Bubba cable fix....Bubba had welded a small socket to the original cable adjuster in order to give it additional range or length...to take the slack out of the cable.
Long ago I replaced all of the parking brake parts. I think I still have that Bubba fix someplace.
Thanks for the responses.....I thought it was some type of length adjuster....just have never seen this on a car before now.
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the "bubba with the engineering degree fix" doesn't look like an immediate problem to me.....let me ask this: how often is the emergency brake used or needed??? on an automatic car....almost Never. maybe a little more frequently on a manual ride.