I am involved in an unrelated project replacing the emergency brake cables on our old Ford Explorer. I am having to make a custom cable stop on one of the lines that leads from the emergency brakes to the intermediate cable. While doing this I realized I'm going to have to do the same thing on my K5 once I get a little further down the road. I am having to cut one of the E-brake lines that lead from the rear end forward. One of them is too long. I need to cut the wire and somehow put a new cable stop on the end. Is there a way to crimp a stop onto the cable and or do I have to melt a lead barrel on to it. I've seen Dorman sells universal cable stops that use a screw to secure the stop on the cable however I don't see how that can be effective for an extended period, especially on an e-brake.
When I purchased my Blazer it came with a series of AC Delco brake line sets in boxes. I laid them out not too long ago and realized that I will have to do some cable cutting to make it fit. The ends on those AC Delco lines look like the barrel and seen in the attached photo.
Is there a way to make those ends without using molten lead and a mold? Does somebody make a end stop that can be crimped?
I searched the Forum and found some threads related to this topic but did not find any related to making custom cable stops.
When I purchased my Blazer it came with a series of AC Delco brake line sets in boxes. I laid them out not too long ago and realized that I will have to do some cable cutting to make it fit. The ends on those AC Delco lines look like the barrel and seen in the attached photo.
Is there a way to make those ends without using molten lead and a mold? Does somebody make a end stop that can be crimped?
I searched the Forum and found some threads related to this topic but did not find any related to making custom cable stops.
