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DIZZY
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« on: July 20, 2011, 09:03:20 PM »
Another well asked question? well here it is again......having used the golf mk2 calipers,what is the normal route for buying / making hand brake cables to fit as one will need to be longer than the other?  Huh
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2011, 09:19:36 PM »
Last lot I had made came from Speedy Cables

http://www.speedycables.com/index.html

they're fast & professional, but they ain't the cheapest.
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2011, 09:26:50 PM »
I brought a pair vw mk 2 cables and shortend the one my self,quite easy to do
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2011, 10:40:32 PM »
was that with the reliant hand brake set up zakboy. need a one piece set up with mine..
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2011, 12:40:37 AM »
mine was reliant axle with the disc convertion, have only done a one piece cable on reliant set up with the drum brakes on.
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 04:17:00 AM »
I bought some inner and outer cable from Vehicle Wiring Products..about £6/metre..then made up my own nipples and outer cable stops.
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2011, 08:37:27 AM »
Well, i have the 2 original cables that came with the calipers,(bit of luck) so i might have a chop and play with those.At least if i make a mess of those, i can either buy made to measure or buy the bits and make up my own.

cheers guys  Grin
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2011, 11:54:28 AM »
check the ends, on a lot of handbrake cables, the ends screw onto the outer sleeve

I purchased a sierra one from ebay £7 Smiley cut the centre piece so that I had 2 seperate cable assemblies, then just unscrewed the ends on the outer sleeve, cut the outer sleeve to the required length after test routing it round the trike frame, then screwed the ends back on

recently I took the ends back off and used heatshrink sleeving on the cable outer, stops it rusting and rubbing paint off
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« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 07:11:29 PM »
Good tip there skiprat...Never thought of heat shrinking the cable ends!
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2011, 09:21:43 PM »
I will have a look tomorrow,to see if the ends screw off  Wink be very handy if they do  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2011, 09:53:51 PM »
make your own hand brake cable ends. see brit chopper volume 2, issue 1, page 48.
thanks to "desperate" for sharing this info.
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