ooh - I have a similar issue!  I just replaced my gas tank - got her all in
and snug - no leaks - but I had a nagging question.  My brother and I didn't
thread the crossover tube OVER the e-brake cable.  We put it under the
cable.  So I later discovered that the cable rubs the crossover tube, which
will likely lead to a leak sooner or later.

I really don't want to drop the gas tank again (it was a pain to get it
right).  I want to put a plastic sleeve on the cable so it doesn't rub a
hole in the tube.  My question - can I access that part of the cable from
the INSIDE of the van?  Take the cable off the lever - pull out the boot
that travels under the van - slip the plastic sleeve onto the cable -
reinstall the boot and then reattach the cable to the lever.  That's my plan
- don't know if it's possible or not.

Anyone taken this apart to know?

Mark

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just replaced my 84's old style ebrake handle with a newer type, as was
> suggested as an 'upgrade' somewhere .  A very good upgrade, indeed!  The
> old
> style is pretty flimsey, looks like it may have come out of the VW beetle
> parts bin.  The newer style is very much sturdier and must have a slightly
> different 'geometry'.  I get positive brake engagment for holding on my
> 5-6%
> driveway now without even 'maxing-out' my efforts or worrying about pulling
> that flimsey old lever right the heck out of the floor, or something.
>  I got mine from the Samba classifieds.  Now I need a new style
> lever 'boot' as the old style doesn't fit quite right...
>
>  And while I was under the van I noticed my ebrake cable adjuster stuff and
> my shift linkage were rubbing slightly on one of my fuel lines...I took an
> old fuel line hose and split it lengthwise and put that over the line gas
> line as a guard against that slight rubbing and also against rocks and
> gravel that might get tossed up by the front tires..
>   Don Hanson
>

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Mark
1990 Westy (2.1 - manual)