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| | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 72 | Originally posted by 5-7heaven: Originally posted by PickleBus:
[b]Joe - Thanks for the reply...and a great site as well!
Looking at the diagram, it appears the solenoid can only pull the actuating arm..which is to unlock it, only. What about pushing the arm to lock the latch? Apparently, using a bowden cable instead of a loose pulley/cable will give it power movement in both directions (lock & unlock). The actuating arm also has to move alot more in a forward direction when unlatching the door with the inside handle. Wouldn't this kink the bowden cable? Let me know your thoughts.
Steve  howziit Steve!
i'm working on a hoodlatch, with remote cable and solenoid operation, similar to your predicament.
to prevent the bowden cable from kinking, when unlatching with inside handle, make a slotted hole, where the cable connects, and attach the cable with a clevis pin, and a soft spring anchored to the panel.
make sure the slot starts at the existing hole, and moves ahead, and is long enough for the inside handle to enjoy full travel.  [/b]
Myron
1956 chevy 3100 stepside, Pro-Street stance, mild 454 BBC/350/9"/13" M/T'S, daily driver, aka THE PINK LADY
1957 Bel-Air coupe, 500 HP blown sbc in progress, aka LANI
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