View Single Post
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 03-12-2014, 01:50 PM
onehundred80's Avatar
onehundred80
onehundred80 is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario
Age: 84
Posts: 25,372
Received 543 Likes on 459 Posts
Default Re: WTB Tonneau Side Flap Cable

Originally Posted by ala_xfire
You could perhaps have a jeweler silver solder the end back on ?
Silver solder would require the cable to be heated to red hot if you are talking about solver brazing. Otherwise a soft solder could be used if done properly. Not electronic solder but a harder higher heat leaded solder.
We used to repair our brake cables on our ten speeds like this. Lots of us died when they failed though. LOL

These cable systems do not require dead accuracy on the length, it is the distance from the end of the cable to the covering sheath and its attachment that makes it all work right.

Cable length is not too critical on these systems, it is the distance between the cable end and the clamp that matters, there is usually an adjustment to allow for cable stretch and initial set up.
 

Last edited by onehundred80; 03-12-2014 at 01:58 PM.