BSiegPaint

I mentioned this in a General thread, but I'm looking for the broken end of a T-44 hood lock cable. The pressed on end and the cable wire have a tendency to snap apart from each other inside the dash piece and I'm trying to figure a way to fix the broken ones out there. I don't need anything but the thick cable end that attaches to the chrome slider bar inside the dash piece. I'd also entertain buying a full one piece cable for a '70 if you have it (unbroken, this time). Thanks for any help!

BSiegPaint

Bump up - I have found a full replacement '70 cable, but I still would like to find a broken cable end. Maybe you have the dash piece with the chrome slider still attached and the cable attachment still there with no cable? Talk to me...!

BSiegPaint

Bumping up again, still looking for this piece:

RetroRanger

can you drill out the end loop, insert the cable into the newly drilled end loop and either solder or use a set screw to hold the cable in place

BSiegPaint

Pretty sure drilling and soldering will be the way to go. I need another end loop piece like I'm showing here - I have a cable without one, and I'd like to try and repair it. Stupid me, I'm sure I threw it away with a bunch of other small stuff, and now I need it.

BSiegPaint

Bump it up - I still would like to find a broken loop end piece, even if still attached to the inside dash piece. I have enough cables - I'd like to repair them with original parts. If I can't, then I'll look for a replacement piece of some kind.

2blu442

Well, I have to admit these are the kinds of parts I have just ratholed planning to work on myself someday. I'll dig through the garage this weekend to see if I can find one for you.

John

BSiegPaint

Thanks, John I'm hoping I come up with a quick fix that others can use. I thought an easy way to do it would be to buy a new cable set and use the factory lever housing, but it just doesn't work well. The replacement cable has a different looped end and it's too loose in the back of the factory housing. It's an opportunity to really fix and straighten these old bent cables - with the loop end off, you can pull out the whole wire, unbend and lube for reassembly. Then it works even better than the replacements that are being sold. But I need to find the perfect fix for reattaching the wire.

2blu442

Hi Bob
Send me your address and I'll drop this in the mail. John

BSiegPaint

Thank you!! I sent you a PM...