Solder Brake Cable Ends

Use good quality sharp wire cutters dykes for cutting the cable.

Solder brake cable ends. I m running my soldering iron at it s max of 850 degrees f mostly because i m impatient but you should be fine using a much lower. Now add the solder to the tip of the cable end. It s hard to have too many motorcycles but easy to have too many batteries and tires. Having established the outer cable length the mechanic should attach solder the inner cable s end nipple at the carb end.

If you decide to build your own control cables visit our workshop catergory for the solder and flux you require to solder the nipples onto the inner cable. Pit posse pp3280 universal cable emergency repair kit for motorcycle atv throttle clutch brake cables included compact 9 cable ends 4 5 out of 5 stars 69 9 95 9. Take your soldering iron and place it on the cable end to heat it up and melt the flux. Preassemble your cable parts and check for size before you solder.

A better way to terminate your bike s shifter and brake cables. Once your soldering iron is heated up it is now time to solder your cable end together. A dremel tool with a good cutoff wheel can also be used. Be careful not to fray the cut end of the cable.

This is accomplished by first threading the inner cable through the nipple photo b before splaying the cable s wires c. It should take between 1 3 seconds for the solder to melt and run through the cable joining the end. The cable should now be dipped in soldering flux d before soldering e.