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Soldering Cable Nipples
Bryanj:
Try and find an old style dealer who will probably have assorted solder on nipples, you should find a small hole for the steel inner to go through and on one end of it a larger concentric hole you need to mushroom the inner strands to fit the larger hole then warm the nipple and cable till you can fill the hole with ordinary multicore solder. As an ex MOT tester I would never pass a brake cable with a solderless nipple
Moorey:
Plenty on good old ebay others are available
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KX12-9-32-x-1-4-BSA-TRIUMPH-AJS-MOTORCYCLE-BRASS-UNIVERSAL-CABLE-BARREL-NIPPLE/231291201997?epid=1254400299&hash=item35da07a9cd:g:e40AAMXQMmJRSa4h
Woodside:
+ 1 or 2 or 3 what ever it is now...
just splay the cable strands out in the nipple amd flow - flood with solder so its locked in
used to do this with push bike cables when needed years back in my dads garage ....and continued on various motorbikes todate...
paul G:
I did mine with a solder pot and plumbing flux as it says on venhill web site worked a treat.
As other posters have said splay out the strands.
If you go on Venhill web site there is a guide telling you how to do it. :) :)
philward:
Thanks everyone - really helpful. I have looked at youtube but they mostly say don't use ordinary solder but based on your wealth of experience, I''ll have a go. I agree about Venhil, I bought all the components to make up the custom back brake cable for the CR (based on their telephone guidance) then made up the cable so I knew it was right - then sent it off the Venhill for soldering expecting tp pay their quoted minimum charge for crimping the cable ferrals and soldering the nipples. They made up a new cable, charged me £48 (their minimum made up cable cost) and returned all the parts I sent them! When they rang for payment and I spoke to the 'engineer', he said he prefers to make them up himself - and basically take it or leave it. Won't use them again (although their brake line components are good).
Many thanks again
Phil
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