Pinch bolts
alomac
Posts: 189
I know this is a noob question, but are there any tips for tightening up cable pinch bolts without excessively fraying the cable or braking its filaments? I did up the cable pinch bolt on my new Acera V-brakes to Shimano's recommended torque and still split a filament on the (new) cable. I think I may just be clamping and unclamping the bolt too many times as I fumble around trying to get things tuned...
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Yup, re-doing and re-tightening can cause split ends.
Steps:
1) Fit new cable and clamp lightly.
2) Cut to length
3) Dab of Super glue on end of inner (not recommended by manufacturers)
4) Fit anti-fray end cap securely, err but don't squish
5) Adjust cable 'tension' - try to get it right first time, hard on a front mech but bleh
6) Tighten clamp bolt to specc'd torqueFCN16 - 1970 BSA Wayfarer
FCN4 - Fixie Inc0