HOW TO SOLDER Throttle & Brake Cables

HOW TO SOLDER the ends of throttle and brake cables. Very useful information. Very handy when building a go-cart or chainsaw bike or to fix that hard to get brake cable.
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[drommej1]

good job my friend you are good thanks.

[donyboy73]

@drommej1 thanks for watching

[CrazyMalone]

wow, that last bit is exactly what I need. my tip busted off and I got stuck in the woods until I got lucky and found vice-grips.

one question, will Methanol (gas line antifreeze) work the same as Methal hydrate? should be the same compound. really you're just cleaning the grease off, so in theory even carb cleaner should work. maby.

[donyboy73]

@CrazyMalone probably yes

[donyboy73]

@CrazyMalone good idea with the socket

[bbglas007]

Thanks so much, looked this up after spending hours with my soldering iron and bicycle cables in frustration.

Amazing, thanks again.

[donyboy73]

@bbglas007 you're welcome

[Slidinsidewayz2009]

Great bit of info, that will be useful. The guy who showed you that misled you in one regard, though. It's pronounced "SOLDER" as in holder, colder, folder, older, etc, not "sodder" as in fodder, rodder, modder, etc. Pull him up on that one. Thanks again! :-)

[Episcleritis]

Great video.

[leemrfxt]

I have been doing this for years , but I am glad to see you share it with others.

[droid740]

I did this with lead and it sheared today. I'm going 50/50 silver/tin and trying it again. Silver/tin takes a long time to cure. Like a minute to harden and you don't want to move it while it dries.

[clintonearlwalker]

Great vid, thanx. I may have to try this in a pinch. One thing that crossed my mind, is instead of wood, maybe drill a piece of steel to get a more accurate shape, maybe cut a little notch to allow the cable to be removed. I don't know if the solder would stick to steel though and prevent it from being removed.

[thegenrl]

hi i always wondered how i could fix cables that the ends strip off of. thanks for posting!

[thunzie]

@CrazyMalone Acetone works too.