Brake cable ???????

#1
Okay just got new levers and cables for my super bronc from OldMiniBikes warehouse :thumbsup:. ?? is they are a little to long if i cut the conduit can the little chrome end piece be removed and put back on ? :confused:
 

Rapidrob

Well-Known Member
#7
Were fine, the drive home was long but we manged to have fun on the way despite the dead battery and punctured right front tire! LOl.
 
#10
You can purchase cable end ferrules at any good bike shop that does service and repair work (we have). Just slip them on the cable conduit end and crimp them with a pair of wire cutting pliers to hold them on.
Michael
 
#13
Not a chance. Just us a small retainer.:thumbsup:
David, Yes you most certainly CAN remove them and re-install! If you are careful they actually pull off quite easily. Here's the trick: Do NOT grasp the ferrule with pliers and try to pull it off or you will crush it and lock it on even tighter. Instead, get behind the lip/edge of the ferrule with some small side-cutting pliers and slide it off the end. It takes a bit of practice, but you will get it. When re-installing the ferrule the crucial key to the procedure is to get a good clean cut on the conduit. As Rapidrob has stated, use a "Dremel" or similar tool with a small metal-cutting (abrasive) cut-off wheel. Also (very important) wrap the conduit very tightly with a couple of wraps of electrical tape and make your cut through that area. In addition, sometimes I will trim down the outer vinyl jacket of the conduit VERY slightly so that the ferrule will slide on easier.
Good luck!
Michael
 
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David, Yes you most certainly CAN remove them and re-install! If you are careful they actually pull off quite easily. Here's the trick: Do NOT grasp the ferrule with pliers and try to pull it off or you will crush it and lock it on even tighter. Instead, get behind the lip/edge of the ferrule with some small side-cutting pliers and slide it off the end. It takes a bit of practice, but you will get it. When re-installing the ferrule the crucial key to the procedure is to get a good clean cut on the conduit. As Rapidrob has stated, use a "Dremel" or similar tool with a small metal-cutting (abrasive) cut-off wheel. Also (very important) wrap the conduit very tightly with a couple of wraps of electrical tape and make your cut through that area. In addition, sometimes I will trim down the outer vinyl jacket of the conduit VERY slightly so that the ferrule will slide on easier.
Good luck!
Michael
Mike thanks for the info going to give it a try this weekend .
 
#15
If your cable is overall to long cut the ball end off, pull cable through and cut the housing to the length you want. The silver cap can be removed by heating with a butane lighter then reinstalled by reheating. To keep the wire end from unwinding yes you can soldier it. Doesn't always work but yet to fail for me. Just use alot of flux. If the build up is to much I very carefully grind it down. You can also increase the size of the hole for the cable stop. Also the cable ends can be used from bicycle cables, which I recycle all the time.
 
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jrzmac

Active Member
#16
yes, the solder trick does work. doesn't take a lot, just a dip in the flux, a tap with the pen and a tiny bit of solder. works every time.

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David, Yes you most certainly CAN remove them and re-install! If you are careful they actually pull off quite easily. Here's the trick: Do NOT grasp the ferrule with pliers and try to pull it off or you will crush it and lock it on even tighter. Instead, get behind the lip/edge of the ferrule with some small side-cutting pliers and slide it off the end. It takes a bit of practice, but you will get it. When re-installing the ferrule the crucial key to the procedure is to get a good clean cut on the conduit. As Rapidrob has stated, use a "Dremel" or similar tool with a small metal-cutting (abrasive) cut-off wheel. Also (very important) wrap the conduit very tightly with a couple of wraps of electrical tape and make your cut through that area. In addition, sometimes I will trim down the outer vinyl jacket of the conduit VERY slightly so that the ferrule will slide on easier.
Good luck!
Michael
Mike did exactly as you said and came right off . Used a pair off wire stripping pliers , the section used for crimping and slid right off . Also cut with dremel like Rob said worked like a champ . Thanks David :thumbsup:
 
#18
Job well done!!:thumbsup:
Also, thanks for the courtesy of the follow-up. We always appreciate when members take the time to let us know how things turned out after we reply to their questions.:thumbsup:
Michael
 

Itype2slo

Well-Known Member
#19
Creia is right. I spoke out of my ass. Most of my brake cables are 70 & up rupps they have a thick steel housing and no need for conduit ferrules. It makes sense a bike store carries them. The best thread was mr.bbungle he would solder small copper caps to his cables after they been threaded through the wire stop.:thumbsup:
 
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