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JPSmit

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So, I got to spend a LOT of time cleaning the emergancy brake cable and back (axle) bracket. For the first time I was truly happy to have a rubber bumper rather than a bugeye. If that was 30 only years of oil/dirt, I'd hate to have to clean 40 or 50 years worth /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

But, I did have lots of time to think and now I have questions

1. What is the nut on the front of the cable sleeve for?

2. There is a grease nipple midway down the cable - I don't think I could even access this in situ. How do you get at it?

3. Assuming I could access it, is grease still the way to lube it or has technology improved in 30 years?

TIA
 
The nut at the front of the cable sleeve holds the assembly in the clip at the rear of the tunnel.
 
jlaird said:
The nut at the front of the cable sleeve holds the assembly in the clip at the rear of the tunnel.
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/bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/iagree.gif and grease is the word! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif You should be able to access it without too much problem. Do you have a flex. nipple on your grease-gun?
 
JPSmit said:
2. There is a grease nipple midway down the cable - I don't think I could even access this in situ. How do you get at it?
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Taking a guess here (not knowing the access issues on a Sprit/Midg). You should be able to rotate the cable housing during installation so the grease nipple points approx. down. Then when the car is on jack stands or on a lift it is easier to get to.
 
Just a couple squirts of grease though, and you won't have that clump of grease/dirt to clean off in the future. When I did the underneath of my midget, I repaired any rust and then removed any undercoating and cleaned the whole bottom up and then painted it all with rustoleum that is a tan color. I painted everything else a bright color as well and hope to keep it clean under there. This makes it so much easier to do any future work and to tell what is leaking and where it is coming from.
 
Yes zerk should be down when installed, just turn it that way during the install.
 
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