Ahh, I see. You need a 31.8 clamp ID?

And yeah, I have a Cane Creek cross lever that chews the cable as well :/

There is this...

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...b5b9e76e8346e9

And then there is this:
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...b5b9e76e8346e9

The pries are ridiculous for a set of levers though..

But what you might be able to do, is get a housing liner (from old brake or derailer housing) and put that right around that point, and it would help reduce the wearing issue.