Cut cable housing with cable inside

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Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not damaging
it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road frame to the
new road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the rear brake has to
be cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the handle bar tape and
some other stuff mounted on the handle bar in order to relase the housing. Sorry I'm lazy.

You could use a dremel tool. But I'm not sure I would. You only have ot nick the inner a little and
it may break and start fraying binding up your cable. Frankly, it's easier to do separately. You
shouldn't have to undo handlebar tape. Just remove the inner out the front of the lever, cut the
housing to fit the front braze-on, them take the remainder and fit the back half of the outer and
reassemble. This may not be possible (I can think of a few reasons..) but that should work for most
bikes I would think.

Cheers,

Scott..

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Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not damaging
it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road frame to the
new road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the rear brake has to
be cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the handle bar tape and
some other stuff mounted on

the

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handle bar in order to relase the housing. Sorry I'm lazy.

Why would you have to undo the handle bar tape just to pull the cable out? You're about to ruin the
ship for a hapeth of tar. Do it properly.

Phil Holman

bicyclette said:

Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not damaging
it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road frame to the
new road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the rear brake has to
be cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the handle bar tape and
some other stuff mounted on the handle bar in order to relase the housing. Sorry I'm lazy.

You can disconnect the cable from the caliper, then withdraw it most of the way out the front of the
brake lever, then cut the housing. No need to mess with the tape.

You probably want to avoid pulling the cable completely out, might be a bit tricky to get it re-
started into the housing behind the lever, though better modern brake levers (Campagnolo and
Shimano) usually will let you do that too.

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bicyclette said:

Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not damaging
it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road frame to the
new road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the rear brake has to
be cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the handle bar tape and
some other stuff mounted on the handle bar in order to relase the housing. Sorry I'm lazy.

Huh? Just withdraw the wire, trim casing as needed and lubricate the wire as you reinstall it. No
need to unwrap tape.

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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 19:15:39 -0500, bicyclette <[email hidden]> may

have said:

Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not damaging
it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road frame to the new
road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the rear brake has to be
cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the handle bar tape and some
other stuff mounted on the handle bar in order to relase the housing. Sorry I'm lazy.

With excruciating care in the use of a Dremel, it can be done. I know of no other method.

Have you already checked to make sure that the cable will be long enough on the new frame? If it's
going to be a tad short for some reason, your concern is irrelevant.

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Why would you have to undo the handle bar tape just to pull the cable out? You're about to ruin
the ship for a hapeth of tar. Do it properly.

Phil Holman

You are right. The brake cable housing at the front end is all wrapped up inside the handlebar tape
and I have one of those 'profile' bars around it too. I should have clarified this at the start. I
guess I might have to take the tape off. Your last point is well taken. thanks!

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bicyclette said:

Anybody know of a way to cut brake cable housing while the cable is in the middle and not
damaging it. I am almost done with transferring all my components from the old cracked road
frame to the new road frame, except for the single cable housing piece that was used for the
rear brake has to be cut into 2 peices with the new frame layout. It would save me undoing the
handle bar tape and some other stuff mounted on the handle bar in order to relase the housing.
Sorry I'm lazy.

You can disconnect the cable from the caliper, then withdraw it most of the way out the front of
the brake lever, then cut the housing. No need to mess with the tape.

You probably want to avoid pulling the cable completely out, might be a bit tricky to get it re-
started into the housing behind the lever, though better modern brake levers (Campagnolo and
Shimano) usually will let you do that too.

Sheldon "Been There, Done That" Brown

I've done this before, being the cheap [censored] I am... As long as you make sure you get the inner
wire past the outer that you're cutting, works well.

The only drawback is if you have a big crimped area on your inner wire. Then it isn't so easy to get
back through.

That help?

M

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Phil Holman
Why would you have to undo the handle bar tape just to pull the cable
out? You're about to ruin the ship for a hapeth of tar. Do it properly.

bicyclette said:

You are right. The brake cable housing at the front end is all wrapped up inside the handlebar
tape and I have one of those 'profile' bars around it too. I should have clarified this at the
start. I guess I might have to take the tape off. Your last point is well taken. thanks!

As with Mr Lee's comments about cranks this evening, I wonder if you actually read what Mr Brown and
Mr Holman had to say.

Undo the anchor, ensure there's no gross deformation of the wire and withdraw it just past the area
where you'll trim the casing. Lube the wire, pass it back through your newly-sized casing on the
other frame, and done!

Really, we do this sort of thing every day. We actually know what we're talking about. There's no
reason to remove the tape.

Unless of course you're changing colors to match the new frame!

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A Muzi wrote: As with Mr Lee's comments about cranks this evening, I wonder if you actually read
what Mr Brown and Mr Holman had to say.

Sorry, I didn't get it initially, but do now. thanks to all!

job done according to Brown/Holman. It was a breeze. Just had to use pliers to push the cable back
behind the lever (space too small for fingers), since also the cable had a kink in it. thanks
again! ~ed