brake cables

[Rose, Philip]

Hah. I think Bernie beat me to that observation by a few seconds!

Phil



On Feb 24, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Bernie Benz wrote:

> Not just in freezing temps. Moisture in the cable rusts the spiral wound sheath and locks the cable up. Injecting grease the length of the cable helps. 
> Bernie
> 
> On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Dave C wrote:
> 
>> I just read all the replies and have one other thought to offer.  Are
>> you in a cold climate with freezing weather?
>> 
>> One of the common failure modes is due to the rubber bootie at the
>> front end of the cable.  When they bootie fails it allows water to get
>> inside the cable which seizes the cable in freezing temps.  In my
>> experience the replacement cable booties tend to rot within a couple
>> of years whereas the originals seemed to last forever.
>> 
>> Dave C.
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