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Can you tell me what these fossilized thingies are on the emergency brake cables for my 1940 Chev passenger car?

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I don't have access!


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Nuts. Okay let me see what’s wrong.

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Link worked fine for me. Just guessing but they look like an aftermarket devise to take slack out of the cables.


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It looks like an after market device to clamp on a brake cable to make it shorter.


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I agree with a cable shortener.


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Cable clamps to compensate for stretched cables. Cheaper and easier than replacing the entire cable, or reswedgeing the ends.

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I agree they are a type of clamp to shorten the cable. My 41 has had turnbuckles installed to shorten the cables. Cables will naturally stretch and need t over adjusted over time.


I have found that having an old car is a constant project that is never done. I think that is a good thing. Keeps me learning new things. Having two from different eras is just a form of higher education.

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