Frozen/stuck transmission shift cable (new cable)

[James E Vining]

Thanks, I will be getting a new cable to keep with me in case mine goes kaput again, what I actually did to mine (may sound really funny to some people) I took my Propane Torch, Flux and acid Core solder, Cleaned the cable real well and soldered the heck out of the cable at Shifter end ( where it kept bending) then filed and sanded extra solder off that was keeping it from moving all the way in and out, then just to be safe added a Spring on the tranny lever and since it has worked flawlessly, not to say that next time I shift to 1st it is then going to decide not to work properly and bend again so I think a new cable is a good idea.
Ya know murphy's law says it will stop working when it is the worst possible time, in a rainstorm, snow storm etc.

[malodin]

james, that's actually a great idea, you basically re-strengthened the cable with the solder yet its still soft enough to flex in the sheathing.  I like it.

[Froggy1936]

Actually the heating and cooling of the cable strands retempered the metal wich helped in the not bending again Frank

[TheSportsmanDodger]

Short statement.... bicycle cable bicycle cable stops from shanano.... multiply fabrication with a steel plated bracket.... add a spring for snap back to prevent hange ups..... then hammer down a old aluminum bracket that was designed with the rv vent. drill one hole on with a 1/4 bit then pop it on the bike cable end... i am working on mine as we speak my 73 d22 is becoming a part time hot dog cart

[Froggy1936]

Thanks but photos to show us how this looks and works would be a big help!  Frank

[James E Vining]

james, that's actually a great idea, you basically re-strengthened the cable with the solder yet its still soft enough to flex in the sheathing.  I like it.

Thanks, As I was inspecting the cable where it was bending I noticed the way the outer part of the inner cable was wrapped it started to appear as if it had been unwound a bit, so there was a little space in between the wrap that is what gave me the idea to try the solder idea.
It is another one of those "Gifts" I learned back when I was say 12 or so working on my Dirt Bikes when I didn't have the ability or money to buy a new cable I figured out ways to make things work or repair them etc.
I wish I had a Picture now of that before I soldered it to show everyone.
I'll Try to get pictures of everything no matter how minor I may think they are as Ya never know when it could come in handy like now.
Not to worry Mark I have a lot of storage space here at home so I wont overload the system .

[TheSportsmanDodger]

another option is a tandum bike cable,

[demon]

Anybody have any luck finding one of these lately? Ive looked up the part numbers but have had no luck finding one.

[DaveVA78Chieftain]

http://www.imperialservices.net/Truckpart.html

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