Mr. Hughes rules. He has never been wrong, and he's my go to guy on bike motors. If you do as he suggests, you will have a minimum amount of trouble with your bike and motor, and a maximum amount of seat time, which means fun. He knows his shit!
Honestly bro, I don't know what the hell all these people are bitchin about...things like its not safe and why not just buy. I think people just come on here to flame people for taking the time to show somebody that wants to actually know how to do shit for themselves. I have a 20 plus year old Suzuki and the clutch cable is about $40 mostly because its not a very popular bike, then you have others that have bikes that are 50 years old. Try finding factory parts for that where you don't need to sell a kidney for. $40 isn't that bad but the 2 weeks of international shipping sucks. So I'd like to thank you for taking the time and sharing you knowledge. Don't pay any attention to all the negativity.
amen! learning to cut and adjust your own cables is so f@$#ing easy that people who just wanna pay instead of actually learning something useful confuses the hell out of me. If you can fix what you ride, by a fucking Camry.
this is really a good method. I found another way that will work if you don't have soldering material and/or the skill to use them. You buy a aluminum ferrule stop for 1/8th inch cable, drill a hole through it that is perpendicular to the 1/8 in cable hole, stick the end of your throttle cable into the hole you just drilled, then use a 3 lb hammer to crimp the stop onto the cable. Then use a file to shape the result so that it will fit into the twist channel. It works, believe it or not.
Not "Silver Solder". Most likely 60/40 (60% lead - 40% tin) "soft solder. Silver solder requires heat of about 1,000 degrees F (depends upon components) and is used for stainless steel cables and "sweating" socket joints. Silver solder also requires special flux. Most welding supply houses carry silver solder and online of course. Some cables are stainless steel. Use a magnet to determine if stainless, stainless is not magnetic or only slightly magnetic. Steel cable will pull a decent magnet without any doubt.
I like the tire-iron idea. It the future you may want to only dip about half the fitting into the solder as opposed to s half inch or so of cable. I believe this will help with the wire being potentially brittle if it has to make a tight corner (which is the case if you were making a cable for a motorcycle throttle).
Hey thanks for your videos and sharing your knowledge. But when you crimped the ferrel why didn't you use the same tool you used to cut the conduit? Seems like a gentle pinch with that would give a more solid crimp and look better as well. Just wondering.
Do you know where I can buy a new clutch cover gasket? Or can I get one from you? I also need a 40+ tooth sprocket. The one that bolts to the hub. Do you carry them or know where I can get one?
Note: If that was what's called "tinners" flux (which is what you use to be able to solder to steel) , be sure to neutralize it because it is a powerful acid and over time can corrode the cable end and the inside of the conduit. A little sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water will do, then rinse well. Also, be sure not to breathe the fumes of any soldering or welding process. Flux and vaporized metal can be really bad for you!
Whenever I change the cables on my bike, they already have this barrel connector on one end. What is the point of this video? These cables are dirt cheap and they already the barrel that he spent 10 minutes putting on the cable!
tarstarkusz sometimes is VERY MUCH NEEDED to put another lead tip on the OTHER END of the cable ATER it went throught the conduíte ,,,, not BEFORE ( or it won't pass throught the conduíte anymore ) .
You can't take a broke clutch cable and add length to it, your gonna need to buy a new 1 or new wire that is long enough to do the job... and in your case I would make sure that you but at least 12 inches extra.
Yes. Acid. That was back in my heavy drinking days too. I was prolly hungover. I'm lucky I lived thru them days. I'm now about 70lbs lighter and no more party liquor. I only listen to my Willie Nelson 8 tracks and puff fat doobies
I use a soldering iron, this is a long winded way to solder Bowden Cables.. I have been making cables for my motorcycles for many years, my way is simlpe process. One 75w soldering iron, roll solder job done...
Thanks, interesting video. But would you consider getting a microphone so you don't have to shout? You probably have a MIC IN in your camera. There are small directional ones which minimises the background noise, if you don't want to wear the mike.
Some cables are no longer made. Some are impossibly stupidly overpriced. Most cables don't wear out just stretch which is their weak link. Take a look at the price for some of the snowblowers cables today. Ariens wants almost $50 for a stupid little cable just because they can get it and the things only 12 years old and rarely use just to put salt in the wound . Gone is the day of the six to $10 replacement cable
I used to buy them from Flanders Cables. Their website is still up but the order page is down. You can buy the brass barrel pieces from eBay. ebay.to/2M1iTTE
I do a lot of soldering and frankly I think you have overly complicated what is a simple solder job. Just install your brass chingasa, fray or crimp the end to keep the bead from falling off, slap some plumbers paste flux on that end, hit it with the torch, apply regular ol' plumbing solder. Bada bing bada boom. What's with all the crucible alchemy dramatics?
I guess the way motorcycle shops do it are all wrong. Please upload a video and show me your work. Please put it on something you use regularly and give me a progress report
agreed, no need for his fancy tire iron setup :) ive done this before just flux, solder, torch directly on the cable. Hes using a brass connector anyways, not like hes making an actual end cap. If it works, get er done, most of us spend more time fixing than filming :)
Interesting to me [probably me only] is why ALL Americans and Canadians pronounce SOLDER as SODER. I'm Australian, it stands out real obvious. Of course this is a word enquiry, the video here, and the guy are fantastic !
Interestingly if you go back beyond french it's from the latin word "Solidare" from the word "Solidus". For someone as wholly educated (as supposed to half-educated) as yourself I'm shocked you didn't bother to look the rest of this up? No insult intended to you; just some illumination of whole truth and history.
+dperry428 you really can't be that sassy in your reply to a incorrect pronunciation then be shocked when you get corrected with equal sass. you called the bloke "half-educated" for goodness sake. Just cop this one on the chin I reckon mate.
Not every thing is available ready made. You can not purchase a front brake cable fro my bike anymore, you must make one or find old stock....which was over $100 last time I checked.
I don't understand the point of doing this. Bicycle brake cables (it might be the shifter cables) come with this connector already on it. You are cutting off the barrel to put on a barrel that is the same thing.
That's a Cicada. Not a rattlesnake. You should Google it. It's a crazy big bug that sheds its exoskeleton as it gets larger. They're extremely loud. Imagine hundreds of them making that noise at the same time . It's very common in southern States.
Holy smokes a guy who goes right to showing you how to do something without five minutes of intro and narcissitic BS. Thank you!
but i really wanted to hear a 20 minute backstory and some pictures with stock apple slideshow music playing...
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my feelings exactly!
Ye pretty damn bad ass
Mr. Hughes rules. He has never been wrong, and he's my go to guy on bike motors. If you do as he suggests, you will have a minimum amount of trouble with your bike and motor, and a maximum amount of seat time, which means fun. He knows his shit!
Quick to the point with clear explanations along the way. Excellent.
Glad it was helpful!
Honestly bro, I don't know what the hell all these people are bitchin about...things like its not safe and why not just buy. I think people just come on here to flame people for taking the time to show somebody that wants to actually know how to do shit for themselves. I have a 20 plus year old Suzuki and the clutch cable is about $40 mostly because its not a very popular bike, then you have others that have bikes that are 50 years old. Try finding factory parts for that where you don't need to sell a kidney for. $40 isn't that bad but the 2 weeks of international shipping sucks. So I'd like to thank you for taking the time and sharing you knowledge. Don't pay any attention to all the negativity.
amen!
learning to cut and adjust your own cables is so f@$#ing easy that people who just wanna pay instead of actually learning something useful confuses the hell out of me.
If you can fix what you ride, by a fucking Camry.
this is really a good method. I found another way that will work if you don't have soldering material and/or the skill to use them. You buy a aluminum ferrule stop for 1/8th inch cable, drill a hole through it that is perpendicular to the 1/8 in cable hole, stick the end of your throttle cable into the hole you just drilled, then use a 3 lb hammer to crimp the stop onto the cable. Then use a file to shape the result so that it will fit into the twist channel. It works, believe it or not.
that is a good idea, i am going to try it today.
I've used lead before, instead of solder. It melts easily and seems to hold better than solder. I used a 2 oz. Sinker.
Not "Silver Solder". Most likely 60/40 (60% lead - 40% tin) "soft solder. Silver solder requires heat of about 1,000 degrees F (depends upon components) and is used for stainless steel cables and "sweating" socket joints. Silver solder also requires special flux. Most welding supply houses carry silver solder and online of course. Some cables are stainless steel. Use a magnet to determine if stainless, stainless is not magnetic or only slightly magnetic. Steel cable will pull a decent magnet without any doubt.
Pure instruction. No BS. Love it, thanks
Man, you are great, great video, no bs, just to the point. You just told me how to finish old project. Thanks, u got a high five plus a sub.
I was wondering how to do that! Thanks! Finally the secret is out!
Glad I could help!
Things I should just know - thanks for the lesson!
I like the tire-iron idea.
It the future you may want to only dip about half the fitting into the solder as opposed to s half inch or so of cable. I believe this will help with the wire being potentially brittle if it has to make a tight corner (which is the case if you were making a cable for a motorcycle throttle).
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Awesome !!!! right to the point on how to make cable. Thank you very much !!
Good job,I especially liked the solder bath Thanks
thanks for the good information
Many thanks for detailing the process, and also the location where the cable ends can be purchased.
An ordinary steel endcap for 3/4" steel pipe/plumbing makes a good solder pot. I can get my torch underneath it when clamped in a vise.
Good idea
cool!! thanks much for posting, very helpful!!
So soldered the cable end brass to the cable?
What soldering wire?
Another time you remind me to repair cable in car door
Awesome handy shit! Thanks Man & Greetings from Germany😎 I am repairing some Mobylette mofa atm, and this will help to know!
i had this done to one of the cables on my moped
JUST LOVE WHAT YOU DID.
what's the diffrence between silver solder and regular one ?
thats slick....thanks for making this video...
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Hey thanks for your videos and sharing your knowledge. But when you crimped the ferrel why didn't you use the same tool you used to cut the conduit? Seems like a gentle pinch with that would give a more solid crimp and look better as well. Just wondering.
You can crush the housing and restrict wire movement was my thought
Do you know where I can buy a new clutch cover gasket? Or can I get one from you? I also need a 40+ tooth sprocket. The one that bolts to the hub. Do you carry them or know where I can get one?
I've put this in my save section. I can never find the right cables for my bike.
Could you use an soldering iron???
nope :( too cold for this task
torches are cheap
What kind of solder would can you use for a crank case bolt . One of the threads that hold crank case prongs stripped.
You don't. get a Die set and rethread it.
subbbbed thanks man. what kind of flux is best to use?
Note: If that was what's called "tinners" flux (which is what you use to be able to solder to steel) , be sure to neutralize it because it is a powerful acid and over time can corrode the cable end and the inside of the conduit. A little sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water will do, then rinse well.
Also, be sure not to breathe the fumes of any soldering or welding process. Flux and vaporized metal can be really bad for you!
1936_CAT22 yes! it's called "heavy metal" poisoning
Whenever I change the cables on my bike, they already have this barrel connector on one end. What is the point of this video? These cables are dirt cheap and they already the barrel that he spent 10 minutes putting on the cable!
tarstarkusz sometimes is VERY MUCH NEEDED to put another lead tip on the OTHER END of the cable ATER it went throught the conduíte ,,,, not BEFORE ( or it won't pass throught the conduíte anymore ) .
@@tarstarkusz and you spent 10 minutes watching it. He builds custom bikes. Custom bikes need custom cable length.
Screw that, the fumes make it more fun
Can I instead use solder iron?
no.. not hot enough
It seems Flanders website is down? I cant get anything to load with Chrome or Internet Explorer??? Good video tho!
what do we do when the cabble is to short after we cut the original cabble but then it make the clutch to tight
You can't take a broke clutch cable and add length to it, your gonna need to buy a new 1 or new wire that is long enough to do the job... and in your case I would make sure that you but at least 12 inches extra.
You make the outer sheathing, or conduit shorter. If it's too short, you can buy new cable parts and make your own...
There was no link shown for the cable supplies. Venhill.
Yes, in description houstonmotorizedbicycles.com/repairing-soldering-a-motorized-bicycle-cable-throttle-clutch-or-brake/
thanks
Whats the name of the brass end piece that u solder
barrel end
thumbs up for you
solder sold for stained glass work so much better. plumbers solder has a flux core for copper
old trip no most doesn't, electrical solder is what has a flux core.
Every time you just dip a cable into the plastic container of flux, you're just contaminating it, surely?
Works for me
no flux needed with this method?
+afroninjadeluxe YES... must use flux
I was worried the whole time you were going to knock that bottle of flux over. Isn’t that acid? it was like watching a scary movie
Yes. Acid. That was back in my heavy drinking days too. I was prolly hungover. I'm lucky I lived thru them days. I'm now about 70lbs lighter and no more party liquor. I only listen to my Willie Nelson 8 tracks and puff fat doobies
I use a soldering iron, this is a long winded way to solder Bowden Cables.. I have been making cables for my motorcycles for many years, my way is simlpe process. One 75w soldering iron, roll solder job done...
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I think the dipping method has it's merit, where sometimes the iron is slow to heat the whole end. Whatever gets it done is the way to go.
Thanks, interesting video. But would you consider getting a microphone so you don't have to shout? You probably have a MIC IN in your camera. There are small directional ones which minimises the background noise, if you don't want to wear the mike.
Some cables are no longer made. Some are impossibly stupidly overpriced. Most cables don't wear out just stretch which is their weak link. Take a look at the price for some of the snowblowers cables today. Ariens wants almost $50 for a stupid little cable just because they can get it and the things only 12 years old and rarely use just to put salt in the wound . Gone is the day of the six to $10 replacement cable
hobby lobby sells solder for stained glass.
better hold
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oh my god ruined the spider
Dang sorry for asking in a old video,but Sr. What are the brass ends from and where can I get them
I used to buy them from Flanders Cables. Their website is still up but the order page is down. You can buy the brass barrel pieces from eBay. ebay.to/2M1iTTE
What clippers are you using? :-)
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I do a lot of soldering and frankly I think you have overly complicated what is a simple solder job. Just install your brass chingasa, fray or crimp the end to keep the bead from falling off, slap some plumbers paste flux on that end, hit it with the torch, apply regular ol' plumbing solder. Bada bing bada boom. What's with all the crucible alchemy dramatics?
I guess the way motorcycle shops do it are all wrong. Please upload a video and show me your work. Please put it on something you use regularly and give me a progress report
Way ahead of ya. Here I am dangling from a helicopter repairing power lines on my ranch. ruclips.net/video/K-roL2TxQBI/видео.html
and how does that prove your point on MC cables?
Sorry, a fundamental law for both comedy and magic is that it ruins the act if you have to explain it.
agreed, no need for his fancy tire iron setup :) ive done this before just flux, solder, torch directly on the cable. Hes using a brass connector anyways, not like hes making an actual end cap. If it works, get er done, most of us spend more time fixing than filming :)
Interesting to me [probably me only] is why ALL Americans and Canadians pronounce SOLDER as SODER. I'm Australian, it stands out real obvious. Of course this is a word enquiry, the video here, and the guy are fantastic !
Interestingly if you go back beyond french it's from the latin word "Solidare" from the word "Solidus".
For someone as wholly educated (as supposed to half-educated) as yourself I'm shocked you didn't bother to look the rest of this up?
No insult intended to you; just some illumination of whole truth and history.
+dperry428 you really can't be that sassy in your reply to a incorrect pronunciation then be shocked when you get corrected with equal sass.
you called the bloke "half-educated" for goodness sake.
Just cop this one on the chin I reckon mate.
Yeah I used to think that but different countries pronounce & spell words differently, example - colour, color.
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@ dperry428 -- Oh bullshit. Take your spanking like a man.
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lol "conduit" Brake cable housing is another name for it, but there's nothing inaccurate about calling it conduit.
+Sen Flores The supplier who sells the materials calls it "conduit". But what do they know ?
We call it "the outer cable" in the U.K.
Your showing regular plumber's solder NOT silver solder -
It had the silver content listed on the label. YES. It had the word PLUMBING on it.
Shit... this is bot rocket science.
Why not just buy ready made?
Not every thing is available ready made. You can not purchase a front brake cable fro my bike anymore, you must make one or find old stock....which was over $100 last time I checked.
I don't understand the point of doing this. Bicycle brake cables (it might be the shifter cables) come with this connector already on it. You are cutting off the barrel to put on a barrel that is the same thing.
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microcenter sells a solder bath $18
Is it just me or do Americans not pronounce the 'L' in solder? Cos' it kinda sounds like 'sodder', like sodomy..
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Why the shouting?
clean ya shed up mate, its fucking disgraceful
ha i need to hold my questions till the end
Fray at least one end before you flux
The Englishman who invented the system was named Bowden, therefor Bowden cable. Conduit is metal tubing to hold electrical cables etc...
Please tell my supplier who sells it they are wrong. I figure they are in the business they should know. Peace
Great Video. I Have A Motion Pro Throttle Dirt Bike Twist Throttle And I Have To Hook It Up To My New V.18 Muikine Carb.
Thank you very much 🙏
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I like it thankyou. Subbed
Thanks for the sub!
Rattle snake at 7:14. Is he still alive?
Cicada. Long dead. They sure get loud in the summer
That's a Cicada. Not a rattlesnake. You should Google it. It's a crazy big bug that sheds its exoskeleton as it gets larger. They're extremely loud. Imagine hundreds of them making that noise at the same time . It's very common in southern States.
Best thing about it is it's all done with no special expensive tools. Just simple instruction with no bull. Great job.