How To Shorten or Repair Throttle Cable, Brake or Clutch Cables with Solder - Motorcycle

How To Shorten or Repair Throttle Cable, Brake or Clutch Cables with Solder - Motorcycle | Part 18

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How To Shorten or Repair Throttle Cable, Brake or Clutch Cables with Solder - Motorcycle | Part 18
In this episode, I adjust the length of the throttle cable for my Honda CB750 project motorcycle. I am building this bike to be a road-going runner, not a full restoration. The bike is a bitsa, and came with a different set of carbs than the ones now fitted.
Here's what I used in this video:
Brass nipple: ebay.us/nQXvYS
Flux: ebay.us/gcUFD3
Blow torch: ebay.us/sYV6SY
This seems to be a frequent problem that I run into, not just on this bike but with the Triumphs I have worked on. Maybe I am just expecting too much from cheap throttle cables, but when you have changed the twist grip and the carbs it is impossible to know if the original spec cable will fit anyway!
Luckily it has mostly been a case of trimming the outer cable so that the inner cable pokes out a little bit more. For this one, though I need to shorten the inner cable, it was about 2 inches too long.
I used a brass solder on the nipple. Make sure you get the right size, not all nipples are equal :) In this case, it was 6mm outside diameter.
It is possible to make a former and cast your own solder nipples on the end of the inner cable, but I haven’t tried that, yet! You can also get ones with a grub screw to secure them, these tend to be for emergency use though.
The brass nipples work just fine, but you do have to remember to use flux. The flux makes the solder flow better and give a better join between the nipple and the cable.
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@andrewmccarthy4144 Жыл бұрын

When I saw the title of your video, I knew you had to be an old guy. All the youngsters do is replace parts. I use a solder pot, myself. And you even understand camera angles. I just watched a guy blocking the view of what he was doing with his hands or a bit of the bike. Thanks

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positivity in your comment. I was brought up by people who wanted to make their property last for ever, so a lot of make do and mend. This modern throw away world would be completely alien to them.

@tedl178 Жыл бұрын

I think there is nothing more rewarding than altering, recycling, repurposing whatever to repair or replace anything broken or even upgrading something else rather than just buying what you need ready off the shelf

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

They used to call it making do, I call it making sense. It has even become fashionable, who'd have thought?

@warrenwarnick3443 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1994 Harley-Davidson Softail and cannot find the cables to save my life with your video I'm hoping and praying I can do a good job like you did keep up all the awesome work

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I am considering just making all of my cables from scratch in future, using kits like these ebay.us/sYxK2L I would remove any screws and solder them. Good luck with sorting your problem.

@juanmaza8575 Ай бұрын

Glad I came across this video

@SPANNERRASH Ай бұрын

Hope it helped.

@warrenwarnick3443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I just fixed mine not be able to ride for 3 weeks buying three different cables since I seen this video I ain't even worried about it no more as long as it's longer thank you so much sir

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

I'm really pleased this has helped you. I know your frustration with parts that aren't quite right.

@offroadbozo 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic solution to my issue! Cheers!

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Really please that it helped. Easy once you have done the first one.

@rachellebasset4671 3 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO!!! Kudos, kind sir!!! ❤

@SPANNERRASH 3 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@colingordon4 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching a few of your vids and they’re great. Thanks for sharing 👍 You have another subscriber

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad to have you on board mate!

@jasonfoley4677 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic, brilliant! Great job

@SPANNERRASH 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@JamesBrown-cx3xf 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done looking to shorten brake cable on my mini bike project this will work well ! Just subscribed

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers James, glad to have you on board! :) Works a treat this method, hope you get your minibike sorted.

@GadgetRebel 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you.

@SPANNERRASH 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jeffersoncarlisle3125 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@dirtyn4ppy Жыл бұрын

Subscribed and a thumb up

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I hope you find some other interesting videos on our channel.

@shawnmahmoudi8705 2 жыл бұрын

This is so useful. I have a CB550 that needs short cables. as well as cm400t which is hard to find short cables for so this will be my new project for the next two weeks.

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn! This is indeed a great trick, really glad I figured out how to do this as I've found myself struggling with long cables a few times over the years. I hope the cable modification goes well for you too.

@MattBlackbike 2 жыл бұрын

Three pin plugs are a good supply of brass for jobs like this

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Nice idea, thanks

@rider7806 2 жыл бұрын

Well dome mate.. :)

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jaysrandomnesschannel Жыл бұрын

Will this hack work on clutch cable that has to deal with a 300ft pressure plate? I'd hate for it to separate while driving and

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

I am not sure what this would be working with I would look at the one you are replacing. If the nipple is of the lead/solder type then I can't see why not. However if it is a brass or other type of nipple then I would look for one that was specifically made for it. I do hope this helps. I would probably give it a go myself, but I'm daft like that :)

@hermanni__1422 Жыл бұрын

What if i would want to make the cable longer? Could it be possible to do that.

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but lengthening cables isn't anything I have tried. If you can take the nipple off, you could add a length of outer cover, but it would be a little messy where they butted up. Then you would have to solder the nipple back on. I would only do this if there wasn't any other altenative, I would first look to get a longer cable to start off with.

@hermanni__1422 Жыл бұрын

@@SPANNERRASH Ok, thank you for answering!

@Arizonahwy10 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, is that regular plumber soldering or what kind is it?

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, just regular solder should do it, I didn't use anything special.

@runescaper1333 Жыл бұрын

Is it a different kind of solder used in electronics?

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

I use standard solder, same as I would solder wires with. I suspect you could use plumbesr solder as well.

@nickgrande2988 11 ай бұрын

Can you send a link for the video on how to lengthen the cable? Thank you

@SPANNERRASH 11 ай бұрын

Hi Nick, the only way to lengthen it would be to replace the outer or inner depending on what the problem is. In the UK a good company to use would be Venhill - hope that helps!

@wtyndall7 Жыл бұрын

How do you trim the casing?

@SPANNERRASH Жыл бұрын

Very carefully with a Dremel cutting disk. You will find that there is a white nylon sheath against the actual wire, with a wire protector wound around it, with a plastic cover outside. It takes patience to cut the wire protector inside the casing/cover square. If you can pull the inner cable back so you don't damage it, but even if you can't because you already have a nipple on the end, with slow careful cutting it isn't too hard to do. I have found that I have had to cut the outer casing on a number of made up cables to get them to fit right. Obviously once you have cut the outer casing to fit, you need to cut along it to remove the parts, usually ends up looking like a lot of small lock washers. I hope this helps. Good luck.

@Anthony-pf7xo 2 жыл бұрын

Can you buy smaller brass nipples mines the small type . Thanks

@SPANNERRASH 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony, you can get them in a few sizes, measure your existing one and have a look around on ebay. Maybe this smaller version is the type you need: ebay.us/YClfpl Hope that helps!