Thread: Can a cable start to fray with initial installation?
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Old 03-10-23 | 09:06 PM
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Looks to me as a cable coating that is abrading off.
Andy's got a good point there. Are the individual strands of wire broken and fraying or just the cable coating? Either way, the shop should check out the cable housing.
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