77 Ac control panel
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77 Ac control panel
Having an issue with the temp control cable. I did not take this apart so I do not know exactly what it is supposed to look like. The AIM manual is a little vague. Here are two pictures of it. The cable is not staying in the panel. It keeps popping out. It looks like a tab is missing or broken and maybe the metal bracket where the cable end goes into is worn not right or something.
Melting Slicks
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Yes the tab is broken from control frame. Same thing happened to me but I was able to glue it with plexiglass liquid cement.Do you have the tab? If not can you attach it with a screw through that unused hole? mds...
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No to the tab. I was thinking about using the unused hole and wondered why GM did not use this in the first place. Seems more secure than the plastic tab. Does the metal on the arm look normal?
Melting Slicks
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Mine does not have it but my control arms are plastic, late model '77. Metal clip holding arms at pivot is correct. Cable tab is designed to fit in slot with broken clip. I had thought about attaching tab to unused hole but not sure if all will work. good luck, mds...
Drifting
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Yes the tab is broken and the original levers were plastic. The repo has metal levers and the cable attchment is diffrent betweent the plastic lever vs. metal lever.
It is cheaper to have the parts snap together then to have an operator drive a screw
It is cheaper to have the parts snap together then to have an operator drive a screw
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
i made a new arm out of sheet metal and it worked well for several years.....just recently i had to wrap a cable tie around it to keep it inthe hole
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The plastic levers explain the difference. The manuals show it a little different so they must be showing the plastic ones. I knew something was wrong here. I'll have to see what I can do with what I have. Thanks for the info.
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Here some pictures of the plastic lever. It's only 10.00.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=12685
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...oducts_id=6822
Willcox
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=12685
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...oducts_id=6822
Willcox
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Nov 23, 2009 at 11:41 PM.
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That plastic lever is way different lookingthan what I have. Looks like we need to get the correct plastic lever. Already have a solution to the broken tab for the cable. 
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Thanks to all on this. If you can get that lever to Gordon from Willcox I would gladly pay for it and for the ship. I thought I bought a new unit but I guess I just bought a new face plate for the existing unit and my son removed that unit. He didn't mention breakage, but may not have noticed. Anyway, let me know if I can get this to Gordon right away please?
Thanks again for all your help.
David Howard
Thanks again for all your help.
David Howard
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David,
I'll have one sent to Gordon on Monday... but he needs to email Sales his address or account number. I'll catch up with you on it on something else...
Ernie
I'll have one sent to Gordon on Monday... but he needs to email Sales his address or account number. I'll catch up with you on it on something else...
Ernie
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77 Ac control panel Reply to Thread
If you are referring to the cable that runs to the temp control I bet the snap connector that holds it into the assembly is shot (the little square thing on the cable housing that has a hole in the center of it.
I went through that a day or two ago and secured it by routing a narrow zip tie through the hole and around the cable to hold it. My assembly was brand new and I had it put together once and the darn vacuum selector was leaking and had to disassemble it again. That cable attachment tab did not hold as firmly the second time around and I figured I had better add somne strength to it.
I went through that a day or two ago and secured it by routing a narrow zip tie through the hole and around the cable to hold it. My assembly was brand new and I had it put together once and the darn vacuum selector was leaking and had to disassemble it again. That cable attachment tab did not hold as firmly the second time around and I figured I had better add somne strength to it.
Having an issue with the temp control cable. I did not take this apart so I do not know exactly what it is supposed to look like. The AIM manual is a little vague. Here are two pictures of it. The cable is not staying in the panel. It keeps popping out. It looks like a tab is missing or broken and maybe the metal bracket where the cable end goes into is worn not right or something.