Re: Howard's 47 Custom project
Posted by HH56 On 2013/5/18 14:18:43
More piddling around this week while still waiting for parts to arrive
Repaired the overdrive lockout cable assy. Like so many others, this one had the crimp at the rear of the pot metal housing split open so it could no longer hold the cable in position.
I'm sure there are a multitude of ways people have used to repair them but I chose a 5/16 split collar. It is easy to put on over the cable and exactly fits over the broken part. When tightened, closes the split nicely without crushing anything. I added a second one which was machined approx half the original width to a larger ID and then the overall width shortened so it could get fairly close to the pot metal. To my mind covering the large gap between the assy and the working collar looked a little neater although probably overkill since it's not really seen.
Also finished the clutch assy and mated the transmission to the engine. I had the benefit of a cherry picker, the entire assy out of the car and free access on all sides. It was still a mighty pain in the you know what. To all those who have laid under a car and wrestled the trans out singlehandedly using nothing but your arms and willpower, my hat is tipped so far I'd have to grow longer arms to do it.
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Repaired the overdrive lockout cable assy. Like so many others, this one had the crimp at the rear of the pot metal housing split open so it could no longer hold the cable in position.
I'm sure there are a multitude of ways people have used to repair them but I chose a 5/16 split collar. It is easy to put on over the cable and exactly fits over the broken part. When tightened, closes the split nicely without crushing anything. I added a second one which was machined approx half the original width to a larger ID and then the overall width shortened so it could get fairly close to the pot metal. To my mind covering the large gap between the assy and the working collar looked a little neater although probably overkill since it's not really seen.
Also finished the clutch assy and mated the transmission to the engine. I had the benefit of a cherry picker, the entire assy out of the car and free access on all sides. It was still a mighty pain in the you know what. To all those who have laid under a car and wrestled the trans out singlehandedly using nothing but your arms and willpower, my hat is tipped so far I'd have to grow longer arms to do it.
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