07-25-2008, 02:55 PM | #1 |
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Saving that cable, As requested.
that cable costs about 30 dollars, to get a shop to repair it will cost about 15 dollars.
Appologies, the camera I am using is on its last leg. So here is the steps to do it yourself. all it takes is a drinking straw check the diameter of the straw! Mc D's is too big, taco bell is too small razor for cutting handy set of pliars, and of course jb weld. [img][/img] next cut the straw to match the plug that was lost, cut hole for cable to go through, [img][/img] here is the important part. make sure to fray this endpiece really good, too much it wont go back into the straw too little the jb weld can't hold it. [img][/img][list] put the frayed portion back into the straw [img][/img] mix the jb weld and work into the straw. Now wait to dry. [img][/img] Have a steller weekend!
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07-25-2008, 03:00 PM | #2 |
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Redneck Engineering.
This post has been forever preserved in the great tech sticky. Allen
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07-25-2008, 03:07 PM | #3 |
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JB Weld
Is there anything you Americans can't fix with JB Weld?
I read about it all the time in forums, sites, etc
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07-25-2008, 03:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: JB Weld
[quote="forchetto"]Is there anything you Americans can't fix with JB Weld? ]
That would take a whole new forum |
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07-25-2008, 04:13 PM | #5 |
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Any good Redneck tool box has JB weld, duct tape, and plastic tie straps.
Allen
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07-25-2008, 08:52 PM | #6 |
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I got bailing wire too, but I'd rather be called a sidewalk-surgeon.
I plugged the hole in my muffler 2500 miles ago using JB weld and a piece of metal cut from a mint tin. Holding like the day I plugged it.
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Must be a country boy! Bailing wire is the schiznit! When it come to JB Weld... carry some with you and a section of cloth (like light canvas, a fairly loose weave works well). If you're out in the woods and knock a hole in you crank case you can smear the cloth with JB.. bingo! instant case patch! Works on radiators too. |
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04-11-2009, 01:09 AM | #8 |
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Cable repair
That's an awesome job. Thinking outside the box!
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10-16-2010, 04:20 PM | #9 |
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Just come across this tip and I'm intrigued as to the integrity of the new JB nipple.
In my day (admittedly a long time ago!) we would only ever try to mend a nipple like this with solder and even then I would have been wary of it's integrity ! Can the JB solution really be strong enough to withstand the pull of, say, a brake lever ? Or is this tip only intended for non essential cables like the choke ? |
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10-16-2010, 04:41 PM | #10 |
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jb weld is some strong stuff, it comes in 2 forms. one being like the above where you have to mix it, and the other is jb weld stick. which is a putty like stick of it. you kneed it together untill it turns a uniform color and then apply..
i had to plug a hole on the intake of my stang with jb weld about 40k miles ago.. its still hold strong
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10-16-2010, 04:46 PM | #11 |
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Cheers Miz,
But is it strong enough for a brake ???????? SW |
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10-16-2010, 05:11 PM | #12 |
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id be worried about it, but i would try. i mean its worth a try just make sure to test it before depending on it. jb weld is some strong stuff.. i made a fire poker out of a carbon fiber tent pole and a old center punch.. using jb weld, and ive thrown that thing like a axe, spear, poked fires, threw it as hard as i could across the yard trying to get the punch to break loose but it never did
go buy a tube of the jb weld stick, take a peice of it and kneed it together, roll it into a stick like a pen and see how much force it takes to break it..
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