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vent control mode cable, 93 dohc
This cable, when the dash lever is pushed to the left, sends the
air to the front air vents, when pushed to the right, it sends the air to the windshield. From my Haynes manual, it says there is a clip that keeps the cable onto the plastic control arm of the lever. Well my clip evidently either disappeared or the control arm broke due to the cable not working as freely as it should normally. In the past I knew that it needed some kind of lubrication and did try that spray-on red colored bear grease. That did not do the trick. Anyone got good advice for this? Can a clip be bought separately or should I just jury-rig it? Also, where exactly is the other end of this cable and how hard is it to get to? Haynes doesn't go into detail on this. Thanks - CB |
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vent control mode cable, 93 dohc
I broke off the clip while I was replacing the heater core. (man that
plastic air ductwork was a hassle!) But to continue consistant control capacity, I made better my mistake by gluing the outer cable conduit-end to the mounting stub. Use gorilla snot or some kind of super sticky ethyl vinyl based glue that wont let go. (Dont glue your fingers together.) -WaV trying to defeat the laws of entropy One Saturn at a time CBrooks wrote: > This cable, when the dash lever is pushed to the left, sends the > air to the front air vents, when pushed to the right, it sends > the air to the windshield. From my Haynes manual, it says there > is a clip that keeps the cable onto the plastic control arm of > the lever. Well my clip evidently either disappeared or the > control arm broke due to the cable not working as freely as it > should normally. In the past I knew that it needed some kind of > lubrication and did try that spray-on red colored bear grease. > That did not do the trick. Anyone got good advice for this? Can > a clip be bought separately or should I just jury-rig it? > > Also, where exactly is the other end of this cable and how hard > is it to get to? Haynes doesn't go into detail on this. Thanks - CB |
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vent control mode cable, 93 dohc
I took out the radio and watched the levers & cables in action.
I noticed the one working heater control cable also did not have a clip on it. The Haynes manual vaguely shows using a needle nose to pinch the plastic post to get the cables on or off. If there were supposed to be metallic clips on the cables and posts, I don't know what happened to them. Am wondering if the car alarm installer wacked them years ago. Anyway they sure are not there. Also, googled this subject and found one relevant ng post and it basically said the reason this one control lever works so hard was because the older Saturn's have a problem in the actual flap that controls the air diverting direction. Sure enough it was plainly visible by using a flash light looking down the throat of this vent. The foam backing/cover is really messed up and has come un-glued and thus is making it's normal proper easy motion real screwed up. So am going to try and fix that somehow if I can figure out how to get to that foam covered flap. Think this would fix it. Thanks.... wavy wrote: > I broke off the clip while I was replacing the heater core. (man that > plastic air ductwork was a hassle!) > But to continue consistant control capacity, I made better my mistake > by gluing the outer cable conduit-end to the mounting stub. Use > gorilla snot or some kind of super sticky ethyl vinyl based glue that > wont let go. (Dont glue your fingers together.) > > -WaV > trying to defeat the laws of entropy > One Saturn at a time > > CBrooks wrote: > >>This cable, when the dash lever is pushed to the left, sends the >>air to the front air vents, when pushed to the right, it sends >>the air to the windshield. From my Haynes manual, it says there >>is a clip that keeps the cable onto the plastic control arm of >>the lever. Well my clip evidently either disappeared or the >>control arm broke due to the cable not working as freely as it >>should normally. In the past I knew that it needed some kind of >>lubrication and did try that spray-on red colored bear grease. >>That did not do the trick. Anyone got good advice for this? Can >>a clip be bought separately or should I just jury-rig it? >> >>Also, where exactly is the other end of this cable and how hard >>is it to get to? Haynes doesn't go into detail on this. Thanks - CB > > |
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vent control mode cable, 93 dohc
Well the 'ol bugger is fixed! The old ng tip about that material
on the vent flap that comes un-glued on the older Saturns was right on. I managed to use a coat hanger and remove that liner in bits and pieces. Took my time as it was hothothot out. Then I used a paper clip to retain the cable onto the post so will call Saturn to cancel my order for the clip which isn't cheap. Managed to fix my radio also in this process and all is good again with my car til the next thing goes. CBrooks wrote: > I took out the radio and watched the levers & cables in action. > I noticed the one working heater control cable also did not have > a clip on it. The Haynes manual vaguely shows using a needle > nose to pinch the plastic post to get the cables on or off. If > there were supposed to be metallic clips on the cables and > posts, I don't know what happened to them. Am wondering if the > car alarm installer wacked them years ago. Anyway they sure are > not there. > > Also, googled this subject and found one relevant ng post and it > basically said the reason this one control lever works so hard > was because the older Saturn's have a problem in the actual flap > that controls the air diverting direction. Sure enough it was > plainly visible by using a flash light looking down the throat > of this vent. The foam backing/cover is really messed up and has > come un-glued and thus is making it's normal proper easy motion > real screwed up. So am going to try and fix that somehow if I > can figure out how to get to that foam covered flap. Think this > would fix it. Thanks.... > > wavy wrote: > >> I broke off the clip while I was replacing the heater core. (man that >> plastic air ductwork was a hassle!) >> But to continue consistant control capacity, I made better my mistake >> by gluing the outer cable conduit-end to the mounting stub. Use >> gorilla snot or some kind of super sticky ethyl vinyl based glue that >> wont let go. (Dont glue your fingers together.) >> >> -WaV >> trying to defeat the laws of entropy >> One Saturn at a time >> >> CBrooks wrote: >> >>> This cable, when the dash lever is pushed to the left, sends the >>> air to the front air vents, when pushed to the right, it sends >>> the air to the windshield. From my Haynes manual, it says there >>> is a clip that keeps the cable onto the plastic control arm of >>> the lever. Well my clip evidently either disappeared or the >>> control arm broke due to the cable not working as freely as it >>> should normally. In the past I knew that it needed some kind of >>> lubrication and did try that spray-on red colored bear grease. >>> That did not do the trick. Anyone got good advice for this? Can >>> a clip be bought separately or should I just jury-rig it? >>> >>> Also, where exactly is the other end of this cable and how hard >>> is it to get to? Haynes doesn't go into detail on this. Thanks - CB >> >> >> > > |
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