My Fresh air push/pull cable sheath has pulled out of the tube that is used to hold the cable to the dash. Originally the plastic coated metal sheath was crimped inside the metal tube that holds the cable assembly to the dash. This seems to be a common failure point.
Has anyone been able to repair this connection? I have searched and only found Mudders buying used cables that will likely fail in the same manner. There is a dwindling supply of these cables, so I would prefer to repair the cable if possible.
The only repair options I can think of at the moment are:
Any thoughts on which would be the best approach to try first?
Has anyone been able to repair this connection? I have searched and only found Mudders buying used cables that will likely fail in the same manner. There is a dwindling supply of these cables, so I would prefer to repair the cable if possible.
The only repair options I can think of at the moment are:
- Figure out how to remove the knob (if it is even possible), disassemble the cable, widen the tube to undo the crimping, and recrimp the sheath in place. This would be prone the original failure mode.
- Sleeving the tube and sheath with a larger diameter tube then crimping and/or JB welding both ends to hold it in place
- Cutting off the knob, drilling it out, and buing an aftermarket cable to attach it to, provided I can find one with a detachable knob
Any thoughts on which would be the best approach to try first?