Soldering Cable Ends Bicycle

Slide your clean end fitting onto the.

Soldering cable ends bicycle.

A better way to terminate your bike s shifter and brake cables. The way i was taught didn t involve heating the cable at all. You don t want to catch. Saab2k when i build a bike the cable ends are done the traditional method eg fit a crimp to fit and pinched once in the middle with a dull set of dikes.

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. Keep the cable clean if you ve touched the cable with oily fingers or put in someplace where it might pick up oil or. When i travel and have to. Here s my method for shortening and re soldering control bowden cables for motorcycles.

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.