Originally Posted by
kevino
It'll be here tomorrow. I spend a few hours trying to solder the old cable to the new cable. It seemed like a clever fix. But the lump of solder kept getting stuck inside. After a few solder burns on my fingers I gave up and ordered another shift lever. $13.
kevino
No need to solder. It is simple to splice a cable with a simple knot as seen here:
https://sheldonbrown.com/heroic-repairs.html