saigonij
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 06:52 PM |
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Hand brake Cable - rear sierra calipers
ok, what hand brake cable do i get...
i brought a sierra rear disc handbrake cable from butron last night and its way WAY too long...
what have other people done?
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jacko
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 06:58 PM |
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Cut the cable in the middle and clamp it
that's what i did and it works ok
I don't know if this will pass sva though
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jambojeef
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 07:13 PM |
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Cut it down at one end, keep the square eyelet on one end and braze or weld it on.
When adjusted the weld is hidden in the convoluted rubber boot at the caliper end so you can smear it with grease to try and delay the inevitable
failure!
Geoff
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saigonij
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 07:18 PM |
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would a
Westfield one work?
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indykid
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 08:03 PM |
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i think a box of cable clamps like in the other thread is about £3 for 4, if that, from big B&Qs.
alternatively, i think you can get new ends that attach to the cable with grub screws from MK, mac1, mnr? et al, for similar money but the cable
clamps are by far the easiest.
depends how much money you want to throw at it i suppose, but it seems a false economy to me.
tom
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BenB
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 08:22 PM |
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Chop it in half and use some cable clamps to rejoin it shorter 
Proper job....
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saigonij
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 08:29 PM |
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cutting and rejoining is fine for MOT and SVA?
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BenB
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 09:00 PM |
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SVA went okay for me.... Can't see why MOT would be a problem unless the cables slip in the clamp allowing slack to develop... but even then
it's a quick fix!!
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/6/07 at 10:04 PM |
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You can buy a proper end fitting from MK iirc. Just cut the cable to the right length and fit this little jobbie
 
Rescued attachment handbrakenipplethingy.jpg
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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