Brake cables keep falling out

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Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the
cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this
and how to fix it?

mister@xmail.net wrote:

> Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the
> cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this
> and how to fix it?

Can you describe the problem in more detail?

Are the return springs on your brakes engaged?

What kind of brakes do you have?

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Benjamin Lewis <bclewis@cs.sfu.ca> wrote in message news:<yy7owu4j3hcc.fsf@css.css.sfu.ca>...
> mister@xmail.net wrote:
>
> > Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the
> > cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this
> > and how to fix it?
>
> Can you describe the problem in more detail?
>
> Are the return springs on your brakes engaged?
>
> What kind of brakes do you have?
Sorry about the posting style I use broadband.
The brake springs are engaged they are low end Shimano brakes.All I
can say is the cables some how get disengaged from the slot in the
lever.I have just shortened the housing,hope it helps.Thanks for
taking the time to reply.

mister@xmail.net wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <bclewis@cs.sfu.ca> wrote in message
> news:<yy7owu4j3hcc.fsf@css.css.sfu.ca>...
>> mister@xmail.net wrote:
>>
>>> Of the levers that is.I've tried greasing and replacing both the
>>> cables and the housing with no luck.Does anyone know what causes this
>>> and how to fix it?
>>
>> Can you describe the problem in more detail?
>>
>> Are the return springs on your brakes engaged?
>>
>> What kind of brakes do you have?
> Sorry about the posting style I use broadband.
> The brake springs are engaged they are low end Shimano brakes.All I
> can say is the cables some how get disengaged from the slot in the
> lever.I have just shortened the housing,hope it helps.Thanks for
> taking the time to reply.

All I can imagine happening at the moment is that when you are releasing
the brake levers, the cable is not being pulled back by the brakes, either
due to insufficient force from the brake springs, or too much friction
somewhere in the cable routing.

--
Benjamin Lewis

A small, but vocal, contingent even argues that tin is superior, but they
are held by most to be the lunatic fringe of Foil Deflector Beanie science.