Yep, I had the coat hanger bracket. Zip-tie it is! Thanks, Dave. Marv #10820 AZ-D --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@...> wrote: > > Zip-tie it to or near the brake line to take the stress off the angle > drive. Replacing that metal bracket (if you had the one that looks > like coat-hangar wire) is a pain because you have to open the brake > line. > > The pull-back on the sheath is pretty normal, just keep it well- > greased so it doesn't freeze up and eat the angle drive. > > Dave Swingle > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Marv Hein" <marvhein@> wrote: > > > > Looks like my lower speedo cable support has either broken or come > > apart. I found the "coat hanger" dangling from the cable and > clanking > > a bit as I drove yesterday. Does this piece snap in someplace or > has > > it sheared off? > > > > Is the support really required? I know it was added, presumably > for > > good reason. I also suspect there are plenty of '81 cars doing > just > > fine without it. My lower cable seems fairly long and droopy. > > > > The outer sheath of the cable has pulled back a couple of inches > from > > the connection at the angle drive. Seems to be working fine and > the > > cable itself does not appear to be exposed. Any concerns here? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Marv > > #10820 > > AZ-D > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/