Hello all, 1st post.
Gear Selection Cable
, Yes it broke and I've spent time assessing whats wrong (2 weeks) deciding on part to order (1 week), Ordering and delivery (4 day's via international post)
1/2 price compared to local supplier
Installing (2 day's of 8 hr's)
Of course its never 1 thing that goes wrong, driving home in stuck gear, my brakes seemed to have seized up.
Time taken to assess that problem (3 weeks, same time as Gear cable), Fixing (1 week,)
Reason for times;
1) I have to fix 1 problems while unfixing another.
2) I start on 1 problem, do another and forget original problem.
3) Inability to recognize Original problem.
4) Spent 2 day's trying to take off cover plate below gear selection, under car, stripped 4 bolt heads, gave up and realized was wasting my time.
5) Procrastination....and reading posting on how to fix.
Jobs done;
1) Gear selection cable installed, configured, driven (seized brakes), re-configured and gears deselected.
2) Brake callipers, removed, dismantled, installed 3 times, only on 3rd time was seizing return spring fixed. ( Still returned 1-2 centimetres) Now does full 1/4 turn as should.
3) Drained the coolent out and re-filled. (done before, had to replace a split hose)
4) Got cover plate off, WITH OUT destroying, but tried to take of larger outer plate as well, NO NEED TOO
Problems found with doing this job;
1) Wheel hub only held on by 1 screw on rear passenger side (caused a
)
2) Said wheel hub is loose slightly, assume big locking nut in centre.
3) Cleaned out lots of brake dust from both hubs.
4) Found front wheels, were both down to steel banding on inside of wheels (
, lucky hey) but tread on out side, drive with proper inflation on wheels people.
5) Clevis pin, NOT attached through release rod, to slave cylinder, but had release rod located BELOW it, easy fix I thought, just move up thread clevis pin through, but no!!!!, can't get gears.!!!!
Don't know how long, or why ??
End result;
1) Money saved, hundreds in not more.
2) Weeks spent lifting car onto jack stands, ramps, getting dirty and looking busy
3) Bleed clutch 3 times, thinking, "hey no power in gear, its the clutch", but NO
, its actually seized brakes.
4) Bleed brakes, didn't need to do, unscrewed piston from brake, (again no need)
Spent 2 hr's assembling calliper and pad assembly (tried virtually every way but correct way)
5) Removed Gear lever assembly, dismantled, put back together and re-installed, then proceed to over tighten nut at rear of unit and break it totally. (I left washer off)
6) Learnt much about repair, got grease, oil and muck over service manual (yes bought that too, money well spent)
7) More confident about repairs, yes I take longer, Yes I'm not sure, but I'll have a go, I'll eventually get there and actually DO THE JOB.
, yes been bitten.
OH yeah, lastly, Trying to replace the cable only, not the outer housing. Cheap to have cable made, with threaded ends on either end, yes.
1,000 kg breaking point, guaranteed.
Try feeding said new cable through the rubber housing,
threaded ends are too large to fit.
Perceived solution, thread through WITHOUT threaded end and crimp after threaded. Hmmmm
I thought about it, and decided (correctly it seems), that you COULDN'T get enough pressure to correctly crimp the end threaded through, via hand, as you need to get car up onto work bench to use a proper press. Oh turn it on its side while your at it
Oh well Cheap try.
Seems a person here, Goes my the Initials of Rich in Vancouver
Made a post
about buying a commercial product bought through a supplier, (personally don't know so can't/won't say) failed due to in-proper crimping at Gear stick end.