Reply to "e-brake Cables"

As a note re brazing clevis-ends onto cables: this is not only difficult to do as Steve says, it also anneals the carbon-steel wires in the cable, softening the heat-treated wire and weakening it. This is the main reason manufacturers swedge ends onto wire-rope-type cables, besides the expense of brazing. While this likely won't weaken the cables too much- given the leverage on cables from a std e-brake handle, I'd still opt for swedged ends, given a choice. I've brazed various cables including stainless steel, and they elongate under stress before breaking- indicating some annealing has happened, but giving one an inspection point. I had a little better results silver-soldering clevis ends on motorcycle clutch cables rather than brazing, due to lower torch temperatures. Look in the telephone book under "Riggers" for people who have cable-swedging equipment.

If you do use a torch, be sure to 'fan' out the wire ends on the other side of the clevis ends, to provide more surface area for braze or silver solder to grip.