Cable Fix Solder New end on ANY cable 

Also will work on bicycle cables or any kind of cables. Wish I knew this when I had motorcycles.

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fist bump's, keep up the great work!

+Superiorpowerwash Thanks Man.

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@@sixtyfiveford great...how to fix a cable struck inside? not moving?

Welp that settles it.1 or the 10 guys you watch is definitely a man from Podunk Indiana bamed Taryl Daktyl. Aint it?

My Ford spare tire carrier cable also broke. I bought it from a guy and just randomly looked under the Expedition and asked where the spare was. He said it had fallen off years before. I fixed the cable and can only think it broke because a tire shop wrenched on it too tight when pulling it back up.

@@sixtyfiveford My situation was that I had to get to the special socket to operate the winch. It had come off my crank handle. I took the acetylene torch to their lead ball and the tire dropped right down. I did something VERY similar to what you did. I drilled a hole in a 2x4 about 3/4'' in diameter and 2 inches deep. I melted lead and dipped the end of the cable into it. Let it cool and wound that tire right back into place. !!

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Johnb57 It's a neat trick for sure.

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agreed - I did a couple test runs for mine and found that I also needed to make the hole smaller than what the actual casting will need to be. And I still had to grind a little bit off.

My cable is SS does this require a special flux ?

@@dmo7815 I used the type you get from the plumbing dept. at Home Depot.

I'm glad you tried it.

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I have a newer version of this video where I going into more complex shapes. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_zM3V0v1EJY.html

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That’s exactly what I’m doing

If you heat the cable you end up ruining the temper of the spring steel cables and it becomes brittle.

I gave it a shot the other night. Im happy to say im home out of the burn unit and will recover. Actually i worded that poorly. I meant yo say im home. I burned my "UNIT" but will recover. I recommend wearing pants not shorts you should have thrown away 20 years andc100lbs ago and not sprawling out working too close to the edge of a table when attempting this. I didnt have any flux or couldnt find it. I fluxed up by using rosin core solder. Long story short the solder stuck to "parts" and "pieces" i really wish it hadnt. And didnt stick to the cable. I may try again after therapy. Im hoping folks will believe the scars are from soldering and its not herpes! Ha. Thank god i was wearing my Bat Crap Fever mask and a condom . Remember safety first

Scoobi Dooit Thanks... I'm glad you liked it.

I've had great luck with it. Just make sure the tip is clean of all grease to ensure proper solder grip.

I certainly will. Thanks.

I'm glad the video was useful. Thanks for watching.

Thanks.... It's a cool trick and comes in handy.

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I hope it helps. Thanks for watching.

You can buy the brass barrels from Venhill, to solder onto the cable. You can also make a mold from plaster or hardwood, to cast a barrel of solder directly onto the cable. The harder solder alloys seem to hold up better as barrels/balls, but they have a higher melting temp. Not really a problem. There's always a tradeoff.

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+Adrian H Thanks, I'm glad you like the video.

Use bailing wire to connect to the latch release and put a loop in the remaining cable left connecting the two.

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Any solder will work but solder with Lead in it seams to be stronger. Any flux works.

I hope you give it a shot.

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I gave this some thought and really don't think there is a simple solution.

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Terry Reiter I like solder with lead in it.

ian elley Thanks man.

The steel wire needs to be VERY clean and oil free for the solder to stick. Since lube is applied to cables all the time you need to use something that will completely clean it off like brake cleaner, carb cleaner, acetone, lacquer thinner, etc.

Also, fray or bird cage the end of the cable a little bit. It will provide a better mechanical connection to the ball or barrel. I used rosin paste flux and 60/40 rosin core electrical solder to solder a new brass barrel on my motorcycle throttle cable that I was making, when the acid core solder dissolved the brass barrel in the soldering process. Thoroughly degrease the last few inches of cable before soldering. Aerosol brake cleaner is perfect. It leaves no residue. Brush the end of that cable (just where you're going to solder) with a stainless steel brush. fray/spread/birdcage the tip of the cable. Heat the end of the cable and tin it with some solder/flux. A hot cable will give you a stronger solder joint than a cold one. ETA, fraying/birdcaging will not apply to a solid cable. It is only possible with a stranded cable. If you have a solid cable, roughing up the end of the cable with sandpaper will help adhesion. HTH

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It's saved my butt a few times.

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I really like these Toros and have made a lot of money off reselling them.

Ending up selling it for $60

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talkingalwayz They're tricky but possible to make. You need to drill 3 holes in the wood. But generally you can get away with just a single nub on the end of the wire and it will work the same as an S bend.