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18-04.-2008, 02:10 AM
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Will a cable end solve this problem?
I've been having some trouble getting this shift cable taut, and I have frayed the end. Will a cable end take care of this? I also read that nail polish works.
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18-04.-2008, 03:02 AM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
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First you'll need a new cable. |
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18-04.-2008, 03:07 AM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
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Yes, a properly installed cable end will help. Super Glue on a cleaned cable end will assist in keeping the strands together, but often there is enough contamination inside where the strands contact each other to keep the glue from sticking. I have used solder on cables I want to pull out and restring. You need to get the strands very clean and heat the cable enough to make the solder flow. I don't do it very often, but I warn you not to do it "in-place" as the heat would likely melt the inside coating of the shift housing.
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18-04.-2008, 03:29 AM
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18-04.-2008, 06:41 AM
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18-04.-2008, 08:54 AM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
I definitely think you could simply carefully twist the cable back into a single strand and clamp it in the derailleur as a short term solution. It will hold by itself after you clamp it. The rest is just for looks. Crimping on a cable end sounds a lot simpler than solder, but a new cable from a shop would be less than getting a roll of solder and some flux if you don't already have them.
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18-04.-2008, 02:46 PM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
Most solder reels have the kind of solder that has flux in it, so you won't need to get that separately.
But soldering that cable will look fairly crude. Just support the LBS and buy a new cable inner. If PBK can sell you two for less than three bucks than you should be able to get one for $5 or so at the shop. And ask for a couple of crimp-on ends at the same time so it doesn't happen again. |
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18-04.-2008, 10:36 PM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
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Your \derailleur is mounted upside down, that's your problem!!!  |
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18-04.-2008, 11:17 PM
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19-04.-2008, 05:01 AM
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sigh, ya think?? Let's not let a sense of humor get in the way of bike 'stuff'. |
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19-04.-2008, 05:13 AM
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19-04.-2008, 04:56 PM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
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Errr... the shift cable aint taught cause it ain't clamped down. |
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19-04.-2008, 09:45 PM
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Re: Will a cable end solve this problem?
I'm frayed ya can't taught a old cable new tricks! I'm off to ride now
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