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#Post#: 3177--------------------------------------------------
Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: StefanN
Date: November 14, 2020, 12:38 pm
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Has anyone got a neat design or know of products for extending a
Bowden cable? I thought there would be loads but I can’t find
any.
#Post#: 3188--------------------------------------------------
Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: ChrisS
Date: November 16, 2020, 3:11 am
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Not sure if you need to extend inner, outer or both? But
generally attempting to join control cables is never going to be
as good as replacing it with one of the required length.
#Post#: 3189--------------------------------------------------
Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: sylvaman
Date: November 16, 2020, 4:28 am
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As Chris says; there are temporary inner cable extension kits
available on Fleabay.
Mainly sold as get you home / temporary breakdown kits for Motor
cycles and Karts . Only a couple squid from China includes;
Inner cable and selection of screw nipples (sounds painful
:o).
#Post#: 3190--------------------------------------------------
Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: jim
Date: November 16, 2020, 11:42 am
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If the portion of cable you need to join isn't being pulled in a
curved shape and it's straight, you could maybe either braze or
weld the inner. The outer could be sleeved with some adhesive.
I've never done it but would give it a go.
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Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: GeoffM
Date: November 16, 2020, 12:32 pm
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I think I would make a new cable, If brake cable, you will never
trust it, if throttle if it gets stuck could be disaster with
CVT.
Top tip, to cut bowden cable very sharp small cold chistle
onto non hardened steel, cheers, Geoff
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Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: RhysN
Date: November 16, 2020, 1:51 pm
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Is it reasonable to assume this is for throttle cable? If so
Halfords cycle mechanics have outer and inner "off the reel" so
buy plenty so you have spares.
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Re: Extending Bowden cable
DIR By: StefanN
Date: November 16, 2020, 5:52 pm
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Thanks for the comments/ideas.
It’s to connect my remote carb enrichment to a control on the
dash. “Choke pulls” normally come with a cable that’s
pre-crimped. I’ve picked up a couple at autojumbles but the
cables are too short.
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