[Fwd: Milano dash vent cable]

["George A. Loeb" <gloeb@domain.elided>]

"George A. Loeb" wrote:

> doug,
>
> thanks, I have already removed the control panel and no, the cable
> lock was there, but the arm where the cable is fastened was snapped
> off.  I then checked the cable for movement and it was wouldn't move,
> apparently because the flapper in the vent system is jammed and that
> is why the arm on the control was broken.  I don't have a manual for
> the interior/heater/AC controls.  If you have access or know where I
> could find one, I would be appreciative.
>
> george
>
> dsedon@domain.elided wrote:
>
>> hi george,
>>
>> i had a similar problem w/my 1st werde - ewe couldnt' get air outta
>> the defrost wents.  the problem was at the dial, not at the other
>> end - the clip securing the cable sheath had snapped off behind the
>> knob.  so, when turning the knob, the whole cabling sheath moved,
>> not the cable inside it.  i ended-up securing it w/a wery small
>> hose-clamp...  (hear that andy - that's how the hvac-directionals
>> work in yer car!)  ;~)    anyways, it's not really too hard to get
>> at - gotta pull the center console out 1st, & there's screws hiding,
>> i remember one at the bottom of the storage bin between the seats.
>> don't force anyting - lotsa plastic bits to snap off...  :>)  but,
>> it's really not too difficult, ewe can figure it out as ya go - it
>> was one of the 1st repairs i ever made on an alfa, before i ever
>> heard of the alfa digest, & even before i splurged for a shop manual
>> from iap...
>>
>> of course, if yure rite, & the cable is snapped at the *other* end,
>> well, i've never been there, & the manual will prolly come in
>> handy...  ;~)  but, i guess, it *is* possible that it's still not
>> far beyond the front controls:  everyting is centrally-located on
>> the hvac systems in the milanos.  perhaps someone else has been
>> there and can adwize...
>>
>> good luck,
>>
>> doug s.
>> *******************************************
>> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:00:12 -0700
>> From: "George A. Loeb" <gloeb@domain.elided>
>> Subject: Milano dash vent cable
>>
>> I need help!  The cable controling the ventilation exits from the
>> dash
>> (ie the left dial in the control panel) is jammed.  Obviously
>> something
>> has the the flappers  in the vents frozen.  I'm trying to figure out
>> how
>> to fix the problem.  It seems that to get to the flapper end of the
>> cable the entire dash has to come out??  If there is another way to
>> fix
>> it, or if someone can give me some help on getting all the panels
>> out so
>> they'll go back, I'd appreciate it.  This seems to be the reason the
>> PO
>> didn't fix it!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> George Loeb
>>
>> '71 GTV (almost finished)
>> '88 Verde
>>
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