Fifer
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| posted on 20/1/03 at 09:23 AM |
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Sierra hand brake cable shortning
Anyone know the best (and legal) way to join the cable once shortened ?. Seen the way some kits use clamps at hand brake end swivel but dont know
where to get these clamps. Any ideas !
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jonti
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| posted on 20/1/03 at 11:04 AM |
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I shortened the cable got a new nipple from a local lifting gear company crimped it on in the big vice then silver soldered it using plunbers solder
and a blowlamp ( or you could braze it if you have the tackle ). It hasn't failed yet.
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CairB
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| posted on 20/1/03 at 08:00 PM |
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I did similar to Jonti. Extra security can be had by bending the strands out where they emerge from the nipple then bending back to form a ball, pull
the cable until the ball is jammed against the nipple then solder. We used to use this trick on motorbike cables to good effect.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/1/03 at 08:38 PM |
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homebase sell the clamps.
I used five on about 9 ins of cable running side by side.
atb
steve
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zetec
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| posted on 21/1/03 at 08:50 PM |
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I made up a balance bar so that I could adjust the cable once fitted. The only bit you may need to get done is the two bolts which need a hole drilled
down their length, easy on a lathe. Have a look on my photo page. Also means that fitting a new cable is easy, just cut to length and re clamp. Once
you have the bolts drilled grind a couple of grooves in the thread end, thread the cable through the bolt (head end to thread end) unravel the cable
into two strand, fold the strands back into the grooves and clamp by threading a nut over the bolt thread trapping the cable.
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