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Old 07-29-13 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short
A nice dollop of solder just past the binding point on brakes will prevent the cable from pulling through, if you happen to have a problem with that, but you would need a desoldering tool to deal with it when taking the assembly apart.
Why would you want to use solder to prevent the cable from pulling through. That's what the pinch bolt is supposed is for. If you can't trust the pinch bolt, there's something wrong and a blob of solder isn't something you can rely on.
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