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Over the course of the years, the depressing and releasing of the clutch mechanism on my '70 has worn away electrical tape that surrounds the various wires leading from the instrument panel. My question is, "what is the best way to get at, and repair?" This problem has caused a constant blowing of fuses because of metal contact from the clutch pedal assembly with this collection of wiring, particularly with the turn signal fuse..??? Thanks, Jeff B. member #26956
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Re: wiring repair
Jeff,
I am assuming a few things that appear to be obvious from your post (please correct me if wrong): that more than the tape has worn away (wire insulation has too), that its more the "banded / taped" harness than "un-banded / taped" individual wiring, and finally, that the wires are still usable and can be recovered, probably without splicing.
Almost any which-way of getting behind the dash is inconvenient, short of removing it. If all info is more or less correct than I would say your best recovery is to do a simple re-taping of the wires/harness, possibly disconnect it at the firewall, and re-route it above and away from your rod / pedal / assembly. It's a cramped area, I know, but you should be able to do this all from underneath, without much, if any other component removal. Hope this helps. Tom #24014 -
Re: wiring repair
Jeff,
I am assuming a few things that appear to be obvious from your post (please correct me if wrong): that more than the tape has worn away (wire insulation has too), that its more the "banded / taped" harness than "un-banded / taped" individual wiring, and finally, that the wires are still usable and can be recovered, probably without splicing.
Almost any which-way of getting behind the dash is inconvenient, short of removing it. If all info is more or less correct than I would say your best recovery is to do a simple re-taping of the wires/harness, possibly disconnect it at the firewall, and re-route it above and away from your rod / pedal / assembly. It's a cramped area, I know, but you should be able to do this all from underneath, without much, if any other component removal. Hope this helps. Tom #24014Comment
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Re: wiring repair
Agree with Tom, but add Catch-22 tag line. Check for wires to be routed and clamped in agreement with AIM. Under 'normal' use, there should be no hanging wires that would allow clutch/brake pedal use to cause physical contact and wear. It would NOT be the first time a multi-owner Corvette had been modified and/or maintained poorly by the prior owner chain.
As far as constantly blowing TS fuses, you should also verify the integrity of wiring INSIDE the steering column....Comment
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Re: wiring repair
Agree with Tom, but add Catch-22 tag line. Check for wires to be routed and clamped in agreement with AIM. Under 'normal' use, there should be no hanging wires that would allow clutch/brake pedal use to cause physical contact and wear. It would NOT be the first time a multi-owner Corvette had been modified and/or maintained poorly by the prior owner chain.
As far as constantly blowing TS fuses, you should also verify the integrity of wiring INSIDE the steering column....Comment
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