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Re: [ST] for Colt - clutch cable



don draper wrote:
>  >>> Isn't there some way to tell the cable is fraying and replace it
> before it fails? <<<
> 
>     You have to look at it very closely, the cable is good enough
> quality that the broken strands don't splay out away from the cable
> far enough to be easily noticeable.  It's worth noting here that just
> about all the broken RS/ST cables have been part of a large batch in
> or around '00/'01 that were sourced from a supplier (if memory
> serves, ... which it often doesn't) in Holland and the break occurred
> right at the barrel where it slides into the lever.  As others have
> mentioned, I've never broken another cable - or clutch actuating rod

Yup, I caught the impending failure on my '01ST, the dealer (Eurosport 
IN Fort Worth) had the new part to me in days. Took me 5 minutes to put on.

 From what I could tell, the old part had a metal bearing on the end, 
which was the cause of the damaged strands, where the new parts had a 
plastic bearing.

cheers,
Tom

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