A technique I have used by with a part manufactured to adjust the length of
cables consisted of a broad horseshoe shaped bracket that clipped over the
cable. In the centre between the two ends of the horseshoe was a saddle that
fits against the cable. This saddle sits at the end of an adjustable screw that
enables the cable to be deflected between the two ends and artificially
shortening the cable by taking up the slack. The threaded screw is held in a
threaded hole in the U of the horseshoe. Saves getting a new cable. I have had
several GMH cars with this gadget
Joe
Quoting Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>:
> Hi All -
>
> I just took the A90 to pass its safety inspection here in HK and it
> was failed by the inspector, eventhough he really wanted to pass the
> car for me. :(
>
> One of the things I need to fix is there is too much slack in the
> brake cable that connects between two balance levers on the A90's
> chassis. This cable is very simple - it has a fork on each end (very
> similar to a healey brake cable fork) and a cable of about 1 ft in
> length between. The problem with this cable is there is no adjustor
> on it so I can't take up slack when the hand brake is off. FYI this
> cable is NOS so the problem can't be fixed simply by replacing it with
> a new one.
>
> Does anyone know a brake cable manufacturer that can put in an
> adjustor (I would assume something very similar to a sail boat rigging
> adjustor) on my cable, or just make a cable with forks from scratch
> about half an inch shorter? I know that there are these crimp
> adjustors that people use on Austin 7s, but that type of adjustor will
> fail the test here.
>
> Any ideas out there in Healey land?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
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