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On 23 Feb 2005 at 13:06, Dave Hall wrote: > I've changed the clutch cable and the handbrake cables once in 88,000 miles and > 34 years on my '71. I find the hand brake cables to be the least reliable of all our cables. The Bowden tube windings get rusty and either seize up on the inner wire, or just collapse. I've never broken a clutch cable, but I have a number of NOS spares here if anyone needs one. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~