Brake cables won't stay in slot

(mister) may have said:

My brake cables won't stay in their place in the brake handle,I've replaced both the housing and
cable and still they pop out.They seem to get bent out of shape at the top.Is there any way to
remedy this?

This often occurs if the cables are not returning smoothly and quickly when you release the brake,
which can be due to failed or mislocated springs at the caliper arms, gummed up pivots, or a badly
misadjusted brake. It can also result from using derailleur cable housing on the brakes; the housing
distorts and binds when pressure is applied, and this can cause the housing to try to leap out of
the adjuster when the brakes are released. Generally, though, in my experience, it means that the
lever is returning faster than the cable, and that points to a problem somewhere *other than* the
lever. I'd start with the pivots first, particularly if this just started happening after the
weather got chilly.

Others will have other suggestions. These are just the solutions that I've run across at one time
or another..

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Thanks,it did happen more frequently after rainy weather,I've retightened the bolts on the
brake,which seems to help.

24 Nov 2003 21:04:42 GMT Werehatrack said:

(mister) may have said:

My brake cables won't stay in their place in the brake handle,I've replaced both the housing and
cable and still they pop out.They seem to get bent out of shape at the top.Is there any way to
remedy this?

This often occurs if the cables are not returning smoothly and quickly when you release the brake,
which can be due to failed or mislocated springs at the caliper arms, gummed up pivots, or a badly
misadjusted brake. It can also result from using derailleur cable housing on the brakes; the
housing distorts and binds when pressure is applied, and this can cause the housing to try to leap
out of the adjuster when the brakes are released.

Or that the cable housing was not cut cleanly at the ends.

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Jim Adney may have said:

24 Nov 2003 21:04:42 GMT Werehatrack said:

(mister) may have said:

My brake cables won't stay in their place in the brake handle,I've replaced both the housing and
cable and still they pop out.They seem to get bent out of shape at the top.Is there any way to
remedy this?

This often occurs if the cables are not returning smoothly and quickly when you release the brake,
which can be due to failed or mislocated springs at the caliper arms, gummed up pivots, or a badly
misadjusted brake. It can also result from using derailleur cable housing on the brakes; the
housing distorts and binds when pressure is applied, and this can cause the housing to try to leap
out of the adjuster when the brakes are released.

Or that the cable housing was not cut cleanly at the ends.

That hasn't happened to me yet, but now I know to watch for it. Thanks!

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Quoted message said:

Or that the cable housing was not cut cleanly at the ends.

I'm more inclined to think that the bars were turned 180 or 270 degrees, pulling hard on the brake
cable and housing as it wraps around the headtube. Then there is a sharp angle of housing right
after the ferrule at the lever.

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