How can I save this cable housing?

[ebinmaine 67,332]

This cable housing is off my 1975 C160 Automatic. 

I can poke into each end with a long thin punch. 

How can I free up the whole thing and use it?

Cables available from Lowell?

 

 

 

[Digger 66 3,478]

I would soak it if that spiral casing is not sealed and if it is sealed , I'd hang it and drizzle some penetrant in until it comes out the bottom .

If you have an old piece of garden hose , cork one end and slide the whole she-bang into it and pour in some kerosene while it's hanging .

Oops , I misread it . I thought the inner cable was frozen inside .

You could always sacrifice an old small drill bit and weld it to a piece of thin rod and chuck it up in a drill ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by Digger 66

[stevasaurus 22,712]

A length of 12 gage wire cut at an angle and put into a drill and worked a little at a time may do it.  

[RandyLittrell 3,877]

I would start with hot water and dawn then I would do the bailing wire trick and see what comes out. 

 

 

Randy

[Moparfanforever 844]

Maybe a piece of no.9 wire?? I would soak it first. 

[ebinmaine 67,332]

What's the wire that goes through it while it's on the tractor? 

[Moparfanforever 844]

The lift cable goes thru it. I suggested the no.9 wire to clean it out.

[ebinmaine 67,332]

Just now, Moparfanforever said:

The lift cable goes thru it. I suggested the no.9 wire to clean it out.

Oh yeah yeah...

I'm wondering what lift cable to buy.  

Is there a specific thing to get?

 

[Moparfanforever 844]

Pretty sure Lowell has them. 

 

[ri702bill 8,296]

Surprised @Pullstart has not chimed in with his 5 gallon bucket of used motor oil method (maybe he's getting a Band-Aid or something....)!!! I do something similar, using a shallow pan and Marvel Mystery oil - leave one end up so it can "Burp"

Edited December 11, 2022 by ri702bill

[peter lena 8,589]

@ebinmaine  agree with the hot soaking idea , held vertically , penetrating oil , get the rust moving ,  https://www.zoro.com/super-lube-4-oz-hydraulic-oil-bottle-150-iso-viscosity-85w-sae-51004/i/G5124506/?  use this super lube oil in all my cables , h/w store , pete

[SylvanLakeWH 25,503]

Well...

 

You could use your patented, world famous gas pressureizermabob technique... but please, no pictures...

 

 

 

FWIW I've used an upside down pop bottle. Put small hole in cap, fill with your choice if rusterator oil, insert cable in hole and let drip over catch pan. Refill from drips and repeat...

 

Or, you can refer again to picture above which, is really disturbing on many, many levels...

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH

[squonk 41,041]

Just buy a new cable/ casing from Lowell and be done with it. You need to hydraulically crimp the end on the wire. Any other method won't be able to stand up to heavy lifting. I tried every way. Nothing worked.

[daveoman1966 3,745]

Lay it on a flat steel surface.  Start smacking it with a hammer...don't crush it... to 'break-up' the junk inside.  Then start flexing it back/forth.  The junk will free up...maybe some carb cleaner/penetrant/ air pressure etc.  It'll open up eventually.  OR... I'll put one in your mailbox for $20

 

[Pullstart 62,812]

I am pretty sure a while back, Lowell gave a certain % off if you sent him a casing.  

[wallfish 16,990]

Soak it in vinegar to eat the rust right out of it. Run a wire trough it on a drill as suggested, resoak , redrill wire and repeat until it's 100% clean and then lube of your choice.

Wire rope is what the cable was.  3/16" ??? maybe

 

[Pullstart 62,812]

2 hours ago, squonk said:

Just buy a new cable/ casing from Lowell and be done with it. You need to hydraulically crimp the end on the wire. Any other method won't be able to stand up to heavy lifting. I tried every way. Nothing worked.

I’m all for trying it any way, but Lowell’s is high quality stuff.  One of the members all I remember was Indy WH (Steve?) maybe at Scott’s meet and greet told me he smashes two 1/4-20 nuts on the end of his cables with an anvil and heavy sledge hammer and hasn’t had one come apart yet.  I’ve always wanted to try it.

[953 nut 55,124]

11 hours ago, squonk said:

Just buy a new cable/ casing from Lowell and be done with it. You need to hydraulically crimp the end on the wire. Any other method won't be able to stand up to heavy lifting. I tried every way. Nothing worked.

             $ 54.00 plus shipping and you can spend your time doing fun things.

[squonk 41,041]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

             $ 54.00 plus shipping and you can spend your time doing fun things.

 

Like cleaning the cobwebs off of another project tractor! 

[Handy Don 12,177]

I got a used one from A-to-Z but I know that K&B Horse Part also has NOS on these.

[stevasaurus 22,712]

@Pullstart That sounds like something Indy would say.  (Marshal Fife)  

[daveoman1966 3,745]

I have the CONDUIT you want...  

a 1/8" cable easily passes thru all three of these.

"A" is rusty/pitted...$30 shipped

"B" is all good...Some original paint--- $40 shipped

BOTH A and B are 13-3/4" LONG...  Tip-to--Tip

"C" is stretched out to 16-1/4" --otherwise good except for some pitting on one end....$35 shipepd

 

Edited December 12, 2022 by daveoman1966

[ebinmaine 67,332]

6 minutes ago, daveoman1966 said:

cable

Much appreciated Dave but I'm fairly sure I have another conduit anyway.

 

What I really need to know is how to attach the cable. Fastening each end ? 

 

I'm fairly sure I have some garage door cable that would fit the bill quite well.   

 

[Pullstart 62,812]

It is a super hydraulically pressed ferrule of types EB.  

[wallfish 16,990]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

What I really need to know is how to attach the cable. Fastening each end ?

I ground the sharp edges off the tip of my bolt cutters to a ( ) shape for both edges and use that for crimping wire rope ferrules.  Never cut anything with the tip of those things anyway.  Never used yet for one of those lift cables though. There's quite a bit of force applied on those ends. It would definitely work and hold with a wire loop but not so sure about just a ferrule alone

Search the wire rope ferrules and crimpers