Making Brake cables for a Car.

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awemawson:
Oh my goodness. Please NEVER drive behind me.

vtsteam:
Or near a school.

dsquire:
ParCan

--- Quote from: vtsteam on September 12, 2013, 09:11:00 PM ---Or near a school.

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--- Quote from: awemawson on September 12, 2013, 04:37:16 PM ---Oh my goodness. Please NEVER drive behind me.

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I'm not saying that this isn't going to be safe but I have to agree with Steve and Andrew. I think that at the very least you should make up a couple of similar cable and fitting joints and test them to be sure that they will not fail. We sure don't want to read about this in the newspaper. Be safe and have fun. :D :D

Cheers :beer:

Don

ParCan:
Guys: If these aint right they don't go on the car.
If they go on the car they will be adjusted tested and inspected at way beyond emergency braking.

Not even I am stooped enough to compromise on the brakes !

I can not buy these new, they don't exist as new parts any longer.
I could probably source some 2nd user with totally unknown history, no thanks.
The Adjusters are currently crimped on. The nipples are in fact not crimped. They are soldered with soft solder.

Plan B: I put back Frayed cables !
Getting them made is prohibitively expensive. If I have to go that way then it'll have to be.

DMIOM:

--- Quote from: ParCan on September 12, 2013, 04:19:27 PM ---...snip...
Need some flux, was planning on Plumbers flux. The white paste stuff is available cheaply everywhere so that's what I'll go for.
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ParCan,

I would be wary of the insidious long-term corrosive effects of some fluxes, particularly if there was a chance of some remaining in the interstices between strands of the cable. If such a problem did occur, they might be all right at first but gradually corrode cable where its under stress in the fixture... I'm sorry I can't point you to one that is safe, all I know is some may not be safe...

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