[badpeanut]

Originally Posted by PanelDeland

Great write up.It looks great too.I only have one suggestion.While you are doing all of the above steps,clean the cables and lube them.I cleaned mine by clamping one end in a vise and freeing them with "Rust Buster" and soaking them in a parts washer for aweekend then dropping them ina oil drain pan with oil in it for a couple of days.They wouldn't move when I started and the levers were broken on the truck when I got it(heater only).After treating them this way I lube them with some graphite lube once a year and they are still working easily and smoothly.(it's been 6 years).

I went with reproduction cables which moved okay before installation (when they were straight). After installation there are enough bends that they don't move like they should. Maybe I should clean up my old ones as suggested and try them...