Finished a rest on my 66 sd. The manual vent cables are rusted fast and will not move a fraction of an inche. The vent doors are both great but the cables are stuck fast. Can anyone recommend a procedure to free these cables inside their sleeves? I know I can but repops but the are on back order. I need a real good soaking rust buster to free the cables. Help, anyone e. Thanks.
If you can find Evaporust, buy a jug of that and try it doing what Mark suggested if trans fluid won't do it.
And one you get them free, a nice light lithium spray grease to keep it from happening again. The lighter the better so it can flow into the housings. I use Kleen Flo 914 grease for cables.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Thanks guys. I have tried soaking them in a pentrating oil but no.go. Today I bought a spray product called Moovit. A few minutes soaking in that stuff and some elbow grease and they freed right up. Appreciate the input.
they are the ones i bought for the 65 and 66 Beaumonts and they are exact match
Wow, I wouldn't have guessed. The Chevelle and Beaumont controls are located so differently. The Beaumont one is up so much higher. I thought it would need longer cables. Never too old to learn!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I've never heard the expressions "rusted fast" and "stuck fast".
Ive heard it used around here lots. Must be a coastal thing.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
My vent cables are no longer held " fast" in the sleeve thanks to this forum. I used a quality penetrating oil/ lubricant called Moovit. Worked well. Thank you all.