[T3] early seat release cables

[Keith Park]

 Good ideas, everything *Looked* OK... but I didn't go over it with a fine
toothed comb.  Ive probably got the best cables I can find on it anyway but
your right, a little wear on the peg and such and that small amount of
movement is gone.

Thanks

Keith


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Subject: Re: [T3] early seat release cables

> Well I got those cables on the Crate, got them all adjusted and well. they
really don't work! <

I suspect that what happens to these cables is that once the cable starts to
get stuck within the sheath with age and lack of lubrication, the next
failure point is the lever in the door jam.

That lever can get bent slightly with the huge load from the door if the
cable is jammed up. This leaves less travel of the cable and thus not
releasing the catch.

The other failure point is due to wear at the catch point. The peg wears
into the catch resulting in the need for more travel to release the catch.

Replacement of parts is the only real cure at this point.

This is from long ago memory when my '67 had the stock seats. I swapped them
not long after I bought it in '78 for later highbacks that have a
side-of-the-seat release.

Jeff '67 Sqbk
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