H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres Balance Beam/Long Cable

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fogrider

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New long cable made up and fitted, outer sheath some 7" shorter than the original - thanks Simon for very clear and helpful photo's. Whilst refitting the cables, I noticed there was quite a bit of wire needling just under and inside the adjuster on the short cable. Also replaced.
Lovely cable action now and has cured the poor centralising into the bargain.
 
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alan wright

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fogrider said:
New long cable made up and fitted, outer sheath some 7" shorter than the original - thanks Simon for very clear and helpful photo's. Whilst refitting the cables, I noticed there was quite a bit of wire needling just under and inside the adjuster on the short cable. Also replaced.
Lovely cable action now and has cured the poor centralising into the bargain.
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Bonjour, very interesting and just in time as I am removing my front brake cable to fit a stop light switch and it will be a good opportunity to shorten it to fit on the right hand side of the balance beam (after thirty years of it being on the WRONG ? side ) . I will tell my cable man to "lose" 7 inches. I have a 48 Rapide on Bramptons.
Regards, Alan
 
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fogrider

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Just in case there are some different cables about, the outer sheath was shortened to 16. 1/2 " (420mm )
with the end nipples still to fit.
Exactly the same amount has to be cut off the inner, but I offered up the nearly finished long cable anyway to check the inner length would be right before cutting it down, just a precaution after an error made "when ah were a lad ".
There's not a massive range of adjustment, it paid to measure and draw the original lengths and fittings so the new would be sure to fit OK.
I think the shorter outer must reduce friction inside the cable, plus both inner and outer were full of kinks anyway.
 
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