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Just picked up my chassis from AMD Coatings in the Team Valley in Gateshead, I can highly recommend them for any part you need coating and the attention to detail and service are second to none ,speak to Steve and he will look after you personally.

Price is excellent too.

We need pics :D

Will do(try to)once I suss out how to from computer,as I said this company is ace.

Hi do you know of anywhere nearby that does hydraulic swaging?

I have shortened my handbrake front section and want to have it joined professionally as I know from kevs iva the tester didn't like him having a join.


David

The only swaging I know of is for hyd piping, I shortened mine by fitting it to one end of the brakes and then fitting the other side,got right length and then a bolt the right diameter and drilled it to take the cable a little squeeze in the press and spot of mig on the end ,job done.

Spud did the same and after countless hand brake turns no problems.

Give me a shout if I can help.

The examiner (Alistair )at Gosforth will not entertain any kind of joint in the trans tunnel.....the "shortening" needs to be at one end of the cable ie inside the drum.....perhaps a long nut, put cable through, double back the end about 8-10 mm over the nut then wrap with several turns of uncoated copper wire, then a liberal amount of flux followed by solder so it all fuses together, even electrical solder will be good for this

Thanks I will have another look tonight and see what I can do.

David

use the excess that was cut off for a few practice attempts;)

Should of explained a little better,fit one good end to drum,let adjuster right off and then fit to other side and cut to fit and put nipple on the end and crimp/weld,to all intents and purposes one cable length.

Everything is inside the drum.

I remember Kev talking about this issue after his IVA test. I had a soldered end before, but was not happy with it.

That is what I've done (Sierra brake drums) to "improve"


2013-12-14_12-12-51 par Voucht71, sur Flickr


2013-12-14_12-26-12 par Voucht71, sur Flickr

I don't know if these bicycle "cable stops" (I don't know how to call them in English, sorry, but you can see what it is) are acceptable for UK's IVA. But it works very well, the diameter is just a bit smaller than the hole in the hand brake lever, and this bit fits perfectly. For my first inspection, hand brake has to be operable, and it works very well with this :)

"Solderless Nipple" Sylvain.

Did the same thing with cut down bolt and spot of mig and nip in press.

I passed my IVA with a clamped handbrake cable, only after much discussions with the IVA man. I promised to replace it as soon as possible. I feel terrible. Its been well over a year and I haven't changed the cable. I bought a new one, ready to modify, just wasn't sure how to go about it. Good to see this thread. I'll add it to the winter modifications, which are stacking up.