Cable clip question

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Inspector71

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With all the pics on this site, I just might figure out which cable goes to which actuator rod. My 68' shop manual shows the defrost cable bracket to the left of the dual vent tubes, mine is on the right facing the box in the same direction. For now, my question is, how to pop the cable clamps on to the bracket. I figured out the tab goes in the big hole, but how to snap the top over the bracket? Also, someone told me a small screw goes through the tiny hole at the top of the clip and bracket. There were no screws on mine when I took it out. If true, what size would they be? Why is it always this small stuff that throws a monkey wrench in everything?
 
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The picture is from the Plymouth 1968 Shop Manual, which is identical to the picture in my 66' manual. My heater box has 2, not one hole and 2 separate flex tubes going to defrost vents not one splitting into 2 as in the book. The clip bracket on my box is to the right, not left as in the picture, and there is no rod running from left to right on the outside of the box.
 
For your bracket/clamp, once flipped over there should be a tiny screw that clamps the 2 halves together. That is also where you adjust cable. When you get to that point. I would just use the 2 ducts you have if they fit?
 
Thanks for the reply. The pics did not post
thanks for the help. There are no halves, only a flexible clamp that I popped off, 4 years ago, with a screw driver. There were no screws either. If I can get the pics to post...
 
The photo posted Is the same as in my 67 manual. I think what you see as 1 outlet splitting into two, is one hose crossing over the other common from the two separate outlets. And actuator being to the right vs left is perspective of the drawing.

Post some photos of your heater
 
The long tab on the clip goes in the large hole and s small screw goes in the upper small hole. I'll get you a photo
 
That is one clip, front and back view. There are 3 cables, 3 mounting brackets, and 3 clips. There were no screws. Hope this helps. When this is done, I'm going to try and copy all the posts on heater boxes, cables, heater cores, fiber glass repair, into Word and make a mini-book. You all have done excellent work and have provided really good info NOT in shop/other manuals but is so needed.
 
Dana67Dart said:
The long tab on the clip goes in the large hole and s small screw goes in the upper small hole. I'll get you a photo
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Thanks. I spent half a day trying to put back the restored box and was stymied by these clamps. They had no screws. On the bright side, I see washers with pointed stars hold the cable end on the actuator rod. The ones I pulled off are ruined so I would have needed these anyway. Back to Ace Hardware...
 
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Inspector71 said:
Thanks. I spent half a day trying to put back the restored box and was stymied by these clamps. They had no screws. On the bright side, I see washers with pointed stars hold the cable end on the actuator rod. The ones I pulled off are ruined so I would have needed these anyway. Back to Ace Hardware...
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I pulled these pics from another thread on cables but don't see a small screw. My bad eyes?
 
Dana67Dart said:
The long tab on the clip goes in the large hole and s small screw goes in the upper small hole. I'll get you a photo
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My bad, OLD REMEMBERER, was taking photos and no screws, I would have lost a bet that there were screws.

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That is a really big help. Great pics. No screws means I have to confess to trying for an hour to snap it on and failed. I remember popping them off with a screw driver but no luck snapping them back on. I kept thinking, there is either a trick to this I'm missing or...I suck. Guess ai know the answer to that. Taking Father's Day off and back at it Monday. Again thanks as I know I can't return until I get this
 
I haven't lost my mind. ( Don't know it it is OE)
There is a screw in the one of clips! This is the on / off actuator
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This is the temp actuator
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This is the defrost actuator
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This is the on / off actuator also
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Inspector71 said:
No screws means I have to confess to trying for an hour to snap it on and failed
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I noticed in one of your photos the black sheathing was on the cable where you were trying to clamp it. All of my OE cables have it cut back. Maybe that's why the clips won't go on.
 
Oh no. Another problem. Mine were all clamped on the cable. It's supposed to go on that metal sheath? If so, I'm done. I've been working on this box almost 2 months and it's holding up everything else. If it does not have those metal sheaths, does that mean I need new cables? It may have to go back in as is at that point.
 
Pictures from other members' posts show it clamped on the rubber sheath so, wish me luck. I really am going to try and combine all the relative posts/threads into a Word document. I hope you all realize how hard it is to find this info. Outside of the forum, it may not exist.
 
Going through this right now.
half of my clips have screws, the other half do not.
The spring force of the clip holds them in place screw or no screw.

Where can I buy one of the "clips"?
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