Solder Brake Cable Ends

Take your soldering iron and place it on the cable end to heat it up and melt the flux.

Solder brake cable ends.

Preassemble your cable parts and check for size before you solder. Be assured this is correct solder and flux as this is the same products we use in our own workshop for building control cables with 100 success. 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.

Now add the solder to the tip of the cable 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. A dremel tool with a good cutoff wheel can also be used. A better way to terminate your bike s shifter and brake cables.

I just dip the cable in the flux then press the solder against the hot soldering gun until a little drop melts on there then press the melted solder against the fluxed cable end and it sucks the solder right up with a delightful sizzle. Be careful not to fray the cut end of the cable. Having established the outer cable length the mechanic should attach solder the inner cable s end nipple at the carb end. It s hard to have too many motorcycles but easy to have too many batteries and tires.

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. 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. Once your soldering iron is heated up it is now time to solder your cable end together.