Have you tried solderless nipples?
https://www.venhill.co.uk/cables-and-co ... pples.html
Shortening Handbrake Cables
Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
Cheers, Clive.
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Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
Only at weekends Clive!
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Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
Swaged nipples would do it too.
The solderless probably have a grub screw.
The solderless probably have a grub screw.
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Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
IMHO anything less than a factory fitted end is asking for trouble on a biblical scale.
A poorly fitted nipple that is under strength for the massive loading that a handbrake cable is capable of generating is risking, death, injury, loss of the car when an insurance company fails to pay out due to faulty equipment etc.
Is it really worth the risk ?
A poorly fitted nipple that is under strength for the massive loading that a handbrake cable is capable of generating is risking, death, injury, loss of the car when an insurance company fails to pay out due to faulty equipment etc.
Is it really worth the risk ?
Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
Don't know what construction you have. I made my own one using cables and M6 threaded bars.
And to connect a cable with the bar I used theses terminals:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/351914749140
At one side is has a M6 thread for the bar and on the other side you can push in the cable.
Works perfect, the cable is very tight with the help of 3 grub screws.
And to connect a cable with the bar I used theses terminals:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/351914749140
At one side is has a M6 thread for the bar and on the other side you can push in the cable.
Works perfect, the cable is very tight with the help of 3 grub screws.
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BTW
Driving a small car with big HP and a GRP or Aluminium skin is a risk from the beginning![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Driving a small car with big HP and a GRP or Aluminium skin is a risk from the beginning
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Shortening Handbrake Cables
Try brazing Dave, I've done it in the past and it seems to work ok
Frank
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