brake end caps too wide

andy610
andy610 Posts: 602
edited March 2009 in Road beginners
ive just replaced my standard brakes on my new trek 1.5 with shimano 105 but the outer brake cable end caps wont fit in the top of the brake adjuster, so i ordered some more but they will not fit either do the 105 have smaller openings then standard brakes

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  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    End caps (Ferrules) are for gear cables only, you don't use them on brakes. Just slide the cable in bare.
  • andy610
    andy610 Posts: 602
    i mean ferrules on the outer black cable dont fit
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    andy610 wrote:
    i mean ferrules on the outer black cable dont fit
    Yep, that's what I was referring to.
  • andy610
    andy610 Posts: 602
    all bikes that ive ever bought have ferrules or end caps on both sides of brake cable black outer casing and gear cables on my road bikes
  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    I have found the brake cable ferrules fit into the frame mountings but not into the STI shifters and brake adjusters. Just leave them off it won't cause any problem :?
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • andy610
    andy610 Posts: 602
    ive now left the end caps off it seems the 105 brakes have a fitting already in the brake adjuster

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