<div dir="auto">I always buy my cables from a bike shop. Take the end with the lead head and tell the the guy at the shop you want a brake cable with an end as close to this as he's got. Get a handful of ferrules (my bike shop usually just gives them to me) to crimp on the end of the cut cable to keep it from fraying. I give myself a good amount of extra cable so a can cut it a few times right at the ferrule before I need a new cable.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 17:24 <<a href="mailto:greylinn@ozemail.com.au">greylinn@ozemail.com.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_-2485606512062134591WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span>…coming in late on this, I’ve found the best way (apart from a fine cut Dremel disc) is to grip the cable in a pair of sharp side cutters, put these on a hard surface and give the upper jaw a sharp tap with a hammer. In this way the cable end doesn’t fray.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Cheers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Peter Linn<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>richard mayor<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 11 January 2021 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> Leonard Berkowitz <<a href="mailto:DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] choke cable cutting problem solved<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">What I should have mentioned in my post is that you cut through the cable - and the tape- where the tape is wrapped around the cable . That way the cable cannot unwind.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 1:54 PM Leonard Berkowitz <<a href="mailto:DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">DrBerkowitz@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you all for the input on cutting the choke cable. The idea of using a fine cut off disk sounded like a great idea. I had tried using my regular cut off tool but the cable just unwound. Then I got an idea from one of your posts. I am a retired dentist and I have the belt driven drill I used in dental school (never been in a mouth) and some very fine cut off disks. Worked like a charm. Cut through the cable and the cable housing guide 1,2,3. Reinstalled the rear choke cable with no problems. Now just waiting to get another front choke cable and repeat the process. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Again, thank you all for your input and suggestions.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Len Berkowitz <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/boyracer466@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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