E-Brake Cables for Rotohubs on a '73

[yetibone]

Originally Posted by Kafer_Mike

I've heard of guys shortening them to the desired length and using a crimp-on end. Another alternative is to make a sleeve/spacer at the caliper to take up the slack.

That, or a spacer at the cable sleeve/frame horn union would be good :agree:

[dbcflash]

I used a combination of a sleeve at the handle and some thick washers at the frame horn. If they told you they'd never heard of such a problem, they must have forgotten the calls I made to them about the exact same issue. I actually ordered another set of the cables because I thought they had to be wrong, and they arrived exactly the same length.

I'm not sure if anybody installs them without some type of monkeying around with spacers and such. You kinda figure a kit like that would just install without any fabrication. Wishful thinking...

[yellow73]

Thank you, I thought that it was really strange that I was the only one having this problem since it is not a very radical project.
I thought about the spacer at the frame horn, I could have a piece machined to extend the end of the sleeve where it fits into the frame horn, as long as it will not cause the sleeve to bind or rub on the trailing arm that may work.

[zen]

nigel, have you checked on cal-look.com? probably quite a few guys over there that have done that kit.