Throttle Cable Solder Repair Tool - Simple Fix!
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2016
- Repairing a throttle cable with a simple homemade tool in just minutes. Easy and functional. Check it out! #throttle #cable #homemade #easy #fix #DonnDIY #eestiyoutuber
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very clever, I started with mopeds when i was 12 and we always had problems with our cabels, wish i would have known this simple method back then, now i am 54 and its never to late to learn something new, thank you.
No worries. I'm glad I could help you out.
it is a very useful information thanks Donn DIY, keep uploading helpful videos
me the same
yep true i am 15 and i just baught a new cable yesterday : costs 16€ but i could have been done with your method :[ always helpful for the next tries ;)
Emil Kvick You're totally right, it's never too late to learn and to teach others
This idea may have been around for years but it's still useful to people who've never seen it
I'm one of those that have never seen this. I'll be doing this soon.
Which metal you used to welding?
My cable is stainless steel and won’t accept lead or silver solder. Some special flux needed. Any one have ideas?
Wow I'm 33 an never played around with mopeds or anything like that. Just got one an after a couple days the throttle cable broke exactly where he fixes it. I had already started trying to cannibalize other bikes to fix my problem when I decided to check UA-cam for an easier solution instead. This is an excellent fix an I can't for tomorrow morning so I can get this going. What a capital "G".
This has got to be the BEST tutorial I have seen on making these cable-ends. Excellent job! :)
Cheers man! I'm glad you like it and it was helpful. Just something I found useful myself and thought I'd share it.
It is.
@@Pushyhog 4
and we make home alone?
it costs more than the cable itself
Smoke the inside of the mold(bolt) with a candle (release agent). Great fix.
This is the best demonstration of cable repair I've seen. Fabulous!!
I have always wondered how I could do this. I remember when I was very young, I used to take my cables to a little shop and they would do it for me. Great explanation and a money saving process. Thanks!
Yamaha. Went from a JT2-MX right to a DT-1 250, at 14 YO. That was a great Saturday. The seller knew the exhaust was clogged and bought new pipes but then lost interest. He included a new(er) stock pipe (which I used when I got old enough to register the bike) and an expansion chamber. That was a great Saturday (for me, NOT my neighbors). The pipe on it was totally clogged. I was about 110 lbs. It was 1975. I put the chamber on first. Oh, how loud. And I was about flappin' in the Wind! I know. Nothing like a YZ250. Or TZ750! 😳I have a ZX 14 today. Stupid Fast.
Very ingenious and well thought-out. Wonderful video for us like-minded DIYers. This is the way to go for vintage motorcycles where control cables are discontinued.
Well, I learned something before 7 in the morning. Thank you Donn DIY.
This is a great idea and a good job. I've always been one for making and repairing things that many wouldn't and I've used methods similar to you. I once used one of the 3 brass pins in an electrical plug. Unscrewed the little screw that holds the cable put my throttle cable through and just ground it into a round shape then did the screw up and soldered it. Lol. It lasted ages. Thank you for sharing your video. 📹👍
I was given a model airplane and it’s accessories and it came with a Z-Bender…that’s a pretty popular way to attach a cable… it’s very handy to be able to make your own cables as well!
Another very handy video!!! Awesome job 💪👏👏💪👏👍😂
You know how many times I wished I'd been able to do this?! Absolutely friggin genius. Mind blown.
This fix is meant ONLY for THROTTLE cables as a temporary fix just like the video title refers to. If you repair brake cables like this you will die and I'm not responsible for that!
You will die on any vehicle with brake cables anyways..... lol
even if they dont fail, YOU WILL DIE
Bryn Well I anyway, we’re all old enough to know that by now
Perfect! I'm working on a series to bring an old 1979 Triumph back to life and the throttle cable broke. I'll give this a try!!
Good job, wish I knew this 45 years ago!
Glad this came up in my video list again. Needed to remember that since its such a good fix. 👍
This is quite a good idea, I've been playing around with quite a bit trying to perfect it, I'm slowly getting there. One trick I've added is I made a second identical tool, except instead I cut a groove down both sides of the bolt, place it along side the other bolt in the vice to hold the wire straight and in place. Works pretty well. Thanks for the video.
Envia como lo isiste
fixed my broken throttle cable tonight with your technique it worked great, i used some fishing weights for the led and it worked great hopefully it holds up for a while!!!
I've had a similar home-made tool for at least 50 years - a gift from an old motorcycle mechanic and racer who went back to the the 1920s - he showed me his technique which included leaving the cable end a bit frayed rather than cutting it clean, but there are clearly merits to doing it either way.
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Watched it 3 x's, great tutorial. Thank you!
Perfect ! Thank you for sharing !
Probably one of the coolest, (simplest when thought about) solutions to a problem I have seen in a while! :) Great video man.
Cheers, mate! :)
@@DonnDIY Greetings my dear friend...
This stand drill with which I drilled the solid nail... What is the largest size of drill that can be installed in it?!
I am waiting for you to answer me...!!
Eso es una perdida de tiempo, total es la peor solución que e visto en mi vida ,y e visto muchísimas ,eso sí como un juego está bien.
How many cables I've junked,wow! You have broadened my horizons! Thank you!
Don, great video, great content, thanks for sharing this video. You cured my curiosity of how to repair the cable ends. Thank you!
I've always thought there was nothing you could do once you'd pulled the off one of those cables, so naive, a simple answer was there all along. Thanks!
No worries. I'm glad you find it useful. ;)
+Benjamin Trevis - They have " Cable Ferrule " at Lowes of Home Depot at the Pre-Cut Cable Section, that you can get. If you are close to Harbor-freight, they have them in a Box for $5.99 and all different sizes too. It will be easier than making your own... Since these are for " Smaller Engines " as stated in the Video. Although it is still inventive, and I gave it a Thumb's Up :D.
Muy bueno, el ingenio siempre mantiene la mente activa!Te felicito.
Brilliant... and I like your sense of humor.
brilliantly practical! I'll try this myself- been brazing steel ends on for ages- this looks like a much better idea! subscribed!
Brilliant , love this kind of stuff ! Thank you .
Good to know, you learn something new everyday.
Bill Ray ,
Martin Utrott
I use to have a vespa many moons ago and the cable was always breaking at the nipple end, would have been good to know this then.
very nicely done.
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Thats unreal!!! Excellent job sir!!! Simple and direct and it works!!!
This is the best I have seen for fixing a cable end thank you
Genius solution!
Thanks!
Yeah, this is so cool and saves money! Respect for this work! 👍This is a great idea!
Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to show us this video.. really helps.
Excellent info. Great DIY tool to tuck away in our heads!
Tnx for posting this vid.
Exelente trabajo..!!👍👏👏
@@alexgs7744 não, é chumbo (Pb)
Great video Donn , I liked the ideal with the cut-bolt! Its amazing how many Metal Experts are "out there"! Keep coming with your good ideals! People can change the way they repair a cable but its still a good video.
Thanks, man! I hope you'll put this idea into good use. ;)
I only just came across this. Very clever, good to see things being repaired instead of throwing away.
Sir. That is awesome it just shows that properly used UA-cam videos can be educational. Thanks!
Excellent solution, thanks for sharing it..!
No worries. You're welcome!
Great video! Been trying to buy lead compression barrels for about a month now for a cable fix. No one sells them. Your method is excellent. Thanks again.
Elegant and impressive. Simplicity is the hallmark of a good system.
I would say that was very creative on your part.
Awesome planning.
Congrats.
good!
Brass bar is always good for throttle, clutch and brake cables.
If you’re making a new nipple in brass, chamfer the hole on both sides. The entry side allows for some movement in the cable without chafing and wearing. The chamfer on the other side allows for the cable end to be mushroomed out to get a better grip when soldered.
The advantage is that brass is a better material for soldering to than steel. Also, all the classic bike cables had brass nipples.
Thank you for sharing
The melting point of bass is massively higher than lead and hard to achieve for most folks.
@@ProleDaddy I believe he was talking about using round brass stock with a hole drilled through it as the cable end. A large chamfer on one side of the hole would allow mushrooming the cable end before soldering.
This would eliminate the need for the bolt and making a mold.
I think that's what he was describing, but not sure.
That is the best way I've seen yet of how to fix that problem. Thanks for the very useful tip
An excellent work! Thank you!
Very nicely done!
I always kept a spare throttle and clutch cable cable tied to the originals so that if one broke the replacement was already routed and simply needed connecting and adjusting.
The ends were sealed against the elements whilst they were cable tied to the originals and if applicable the cables were lubricated using an aerosol cable oiler.
Good, helpful video.
Great fix!!! Thumbs up
Thanks a bunch! ;)
+Donn DIY Try acid core solder for the clutch cable. Once acid core solder cools is becomes hard like steel.
acid core solder?.. you mean solder with flux core? it has the same general hardness as any other solder without the flux core. The flux is there to clean the surface when soldering.
No I mean acid core. It's for repairing rads.
a link maybe? coz searchin for it only brings up rosin core (aka flux aka acid) solder
I like your simple, easily workable solution. Nothing super fancy, it just get the job done. Good video.
I always knew there was a way, you have now helped me tremendously thankyou
Thanks for making this video. You helped me make my custom cable by showing me how to make the tool needed to mold the end.
You're welcome, buddy!
silver solder seems to be your strongest option. same process i just made my jig from 2 pieces of flat aluminum i had laying around.
Excelente! vou fazer um pra mim. Obrigado pelas dicas.
That is brilliant. I recently had to pay $60 for a Stihl throttle cable......never again! Thank you.
Holy sh*t! That's a lot. Thanks for watching. ;)
Yeah , Stihl parts are hella expensive - and having to wait a day or two for them to show up isn't much joy when you need them for work !
Hello Donn, Great job!! This kind of solution, will be fine to brake cables too? Thanks!!! Congrats!!!
Nothing fancy about it brother!! That's exactly why its on a genius level!! Thank you for this great, stupendous, wonderful, easy fix!!! My son and I build mini bikes and always need cable ends!!!!!
I made one a couple years ago and been putting it to very good use, good video
Amazing! To be honest I'm impressed because I always believed that there's no alternative other than buying a brand new cable at the shop. And to be true I never anticipated an awesome job like that! I decided to take a look at your UA-cam video because I was affraid to be in a bad position one day and rather than be furious at myself knowing that there's an option to that problem and not be able to do something. :) Again great job! ( Sorry I'm french )
its ok, no need to say sorry you are French :-)
very smart I like that
Cheers!
+Donn DIY I will be watching more of your video's
Amazing fix. Thank you!
Great idea, I'll store this in my mind of useful knowledge.
Очень полезная информация
В электро приборах много штучек для зажима провода об лудить трос и зажать
@@vahamusaitov9316 согласен. Так проще и быстрее
Malodietz!
great, but if you did this in California, you would die from touching the lead. only in California though
Len Rookus LOL
But, but, but...how could you DO that in California? Isn't it ILLEGAL to even OWN pure lead?? But, I DO have a confession to make....I farted in California once (well, truth be told it MAY have been more than once!)......and I think THAT was probably illegal, too!! LOL!!!
HaHa!!!
they make these law to keep you safe ; /
(California wants you to buy a brand new cable *and* pay the taxes)
Yeah....I feel SSOOO MUCH safer, now! I guess if all the currently illegal stuff I've done over the last 70+ years hasn't killed me, I ought to live to 100, with all these new rules/laws, huh?
The only thing I am missing is a drill press. Great idea.
Such an invaluable tool for any of us that go in for motorbikes and the sort! Excellent.
Good idea. Never thought of this. Well done
Thanks!
Well done and thx.
No worries.
my dad did this in the 70's for me but he was a full time welder! he would have loved the jig you made.
Thank you, detailed and informative.
If you use an acetylene torch just light the gas with no oxygen and smoke the die you are using and that will act as a release agent for the lead or solder you will be using. Made many car battery posts using a tapered out nut and smoking the nut before placing it in position and melting lead into it. A little twist and comes right off!
soot from a candle flame also works.
Perry Toften
Perry Tofu
Perry Toften Good one of 8
Slick as hell, good thinkin'
Man this is just what I need for my vintage motorcycle cables, thanks so much
I would think this would be fine even for clutch cables. Would be nice if he tested the strength somehow.
Good job man!!!! Thank you so much for your idea.
This video should be number 1 on soldering cable ends. This is way better than the others.
Very very clever and efficient!
I appreciated at its higher point this sentence you said :"If you don,t have a disc grinder it is as if you had no head!" (I have 12 of them)
Dude! Angle grinder heaven right there! :D
What, you have 12 grinders, or 12 heads?
The whole video I was like 'oh it's not strong enough' or something until you mentioned that this technique is only good for throttle cables :) Looks good and hopefully works good. I would flux it and get the solder to flow on the steel - that I think would be strong enough for clutch. I've done several cable tips in the past, everytime approaching a different technique. Tried just a crude electrical wire connector (the ones with bolts to tighten down the cables), tried a a piece of steel rod with drilled tight hole with countersink; the hole is for cable and the counter sink is for messed up end of cable covered with solder. THe last time I turned a cylinder with an M3 thread to tighten the cable in to the barrel (I've seen similar in universal cable fix kits). All of these worked for me no problem.
Excellent hand work! The things you can do with the proper tools and intelligence. Cheers from Buenos Aires.
This is a very professional way of re-soldiering new cables! I will be using this method in the future for sure! Keep up the good work!
Cheers!
nice idea,might try this with bicycle cables,if u bend cable end over double & squeeze it closed with pliers it will create a stronger joint :)
I agree.
Good Idea -But if you put a couple strands of copper wire from a cord inside the frey it will not come apart again lead sticks to copper better than stainless steel .
hence the frayed end
So simple yet so impressive!
I had a similar issue with a leather recliner sofa cable. Here is what I did. I had a spare round-pin UK 240v socket. I removed one of the pins, it was similar diameter. I cut it to size and screwed the screw down onto the cable (where the electric wire would have been). Fixed. I was quite impressed with how ingenious it was.
To fix your throttle cable so you need is this.., then uses drill press and other things not in the “you’ll need” list! 😂
This is what he should have said..
“All you need is these materials and a small machine shop!”
I don't think expecting someone to have a nail, drill, and drill bit is too much to expect.
@@brianhaygood183 You’re right about that. Don’t worry about that complaint/whine….check out his/her user name…self explanatory…
You can do the same thing by drilling a piece of wood with a slot in the side for the cable. That way you don’t need to screw around with a bolt.
Won’t it catch on fire when the torch hits it, to “settle” the solder?
@@chipper442 Sure. But, just blow the fire out and you're done. Solder melts really fast. You can flame the solder above the hold and drip it into it, or you can torch directly on the wood. Either way, the solder melts so fast it won't matter.
I just posted the same thing. I used to do this to fix bicycle cable when I was a kid. I did not have a torch but I did have a D550 soldering gun
A very clever solution cleverly implemented.
Nice job! Home made ferrule stop. Sweet!
no angle grinder = no head lol fucking gold
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I'm watching your video and somewhat laughing hahaha...
My wife is asking. why are you laughing at him ? I'm not laughing at him I'm laughing at the idea of how easy this is an I didn't think of it :/
Thanks for the new line on my brain :)
You're welcome! :D
Supercool, wish I knew this when I needed it!
Very smart and ingenious. The cost of a new old stock vintage cable, if not discontinued, is not cost-effective. This DIYer s the best video for repairing and improvising broken frayed cables. .
Instead of drilling out a bolt you could just use clay to form the mold. I've used solder on my old mopeds and bikes with good results.
I have tried lead on cables since I was 10 years old and it always pulls out on anything bigger than a throttle cable.
you should always clean the crap out of the end of the cable with an alcohol based parts cleaner spray and then dip the end in flux first before you try to solder a new end on it. I've made 100's of motocycle cables and was taught by a pro. I've been a motorcycle tech for over 20 years. Just some advice.
cantfoolme hi, level 2 pro here. You can just use extra flux and heat, no need to clean
@@aqib2000 I would still clean it as it does not take that much more time however I'm with you. The disrupted end and flux would be plenty strong.
@@aqib2000 lvl 5 necro here. a clean solder or weld is the best one.
Proud American It’s been s year since my comment, I am now a level 6 pro, I refute your comment
@@aqib2000 but pro's clean before they weld :p
Velmi užitečný nápad, perfektní.
I love this! Buying a replacement cable is pretty cheap BUT I love the ingenuity and the simplicity to this - why wait when you can do it yourself with stuff you have lying around! Thanks for sharing :)
That was the main point of making this video. I'm glad you liked it!
I've just realised that I can use your approach to fix my window actuator on my car - I've been putting it off because in principal I disagree with Audi wanting to charge me $400 when I know that the part costs less than $10 and they'll only need an hour's labour, if that. The whole system is based the same principal as the throttle cable. The part I received from ebay was the wrong bloody length of cable - apparently for a different version of my car (probably for one made on a Tuesday while the seagulls were flying inland but against a westerly wind …) - the only thing that was holding me back was how to make the securing lug - I was planning on using KNEEDIT but having seen your video I've realised that I can use that same principal to make up my own cable with some bicycle brake cable. Double-whammy! Thanks, Donn :)
My mother scooter a Yamaha jog 50 I can't find this cable in Brazil. There other motorcycles that they don't produce no more and we have to make it, I would prefer to buy but don't have this option.
Trying to get longer cables for a Harley. Aftermarket sites are selling throttle cables for like 75$ - 90$. Sometimes u gotta make due haha.
I wouldn't trust in lead- it might be too soft. Have you tried aluminium?
i would try some sort of zinc die-casting alloy. i think that's what the factory uses.
i used terracotta..just jokin. some jb weld would be much batter.
can use a bit of brass rod, you can use it in a drill with a file if you havea bit too large, drill a hole, and a countersink, put in cable, splay open so it lays in the countersink, solder with flux and as strong as factory
Use silver based jeweler's solder and flux, very strong.
Maybe that "aluminum weld" zinc based rod you can get at hardware stores. This is a good idea mentioning zinc.
Silver solder is stronger, lead solder will let the cable pull out of the barrel end
bike is only one of those yamaha pee-wee 50's
I want silver solder material for lathe cutting tool tips soldering. give me link
I agree 100%
Lead is way too soft.
If you have an pot metal casting of some sort lying around. Old mower carburetor ect.
Some grindings from that mixed in with silver solder would be super tough.
gold is the best
Gold is WAY TOO SOFT
Very good tutorial. I never thought this could be done.
Great job Donn...………….you are the number 1 technician
Awesome technique, thanks.
Although cringed when you said hammer on it and grabbed the pliers..
Lead is too soft, I'd use aluminium or lead-free solder (3% silver feels quite hard). Brazing rods work extremely well.
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