New gearcable in old housings

[stewie911]

I have new sram x.0 gripshifts and new fd and rd.

Still waiting for new frame, but I want to install the new gears

on my old bike.

 

Is it ok to use my old gearcable housings and if so, what do

I need to know to install them? clean housing, lube??

[GoLefty!!]

gearcable don;t wear, gear housing does.

 

You can use the new stuf with old housings but cleaning won;t help anything. Just install and live with problems if they arise.

[stewie911]

Ok cool. Will only be for 2 months

[AndreZA]

New housing will cost R20 a meter. Why skimp?

[GoLefty!!]

its the hassle factor he wants to avoid.

cutting, bedding in an then having to do it all again as opposed to just doing it once he gets the new frame

[stewie911]

At that price I'll get new ones.

 

Do I need any special tools for the ferules or whatever you call those metal rings at the end of each housing?

[Justin]

Changing gear cables and housings takes me about 15mins. Honestly, its probably the cheapest and quickest way to have trouble free gear changes.

[Johan Bornman]

Gooi new housing. It's cheap, easy and effective.

 

If you really, really can't, for reasons of poverty, difficulty of getting some special ferrules, out in the sticks etc, you can blow some Q20 through the old housing and chase it out with compressed air, before installing new cable.

 

 

[Christopher Brunsdon]

You can get cheap cable cutters from Sportsmans Warehouse for R120 randts. Good quality too.

[deanbean]

I've got a small angle grinder, put a thin blade on, and it cuts the housings cleanly and with a minimum of fuss. I just used a pair of sharp sidecutters before, cut cleanly and quickly, and then use a sharpened spoke to clean the  casing.

 

[Christopher Brunsdon]

My cable cutter is easier ... just a snip and all done.

 

But those Dremels (and knock-offs) are awesome. I even use mine to turn old tools into new ones: Link pliers; Valve core remover; etc

 

[stewie911]

I have a dremel to cut the housing, but what about the end caps on the housing.

 

 

 

I already have the caps for the cables.

[AndreZA]

I have a dremel to cut the housing' date=' but what about the end caps on the housing.

 

 

 

I already have the caps for the cables.[/quote']

 

 

 

you can just remove the old ones or buy new ones for about 50c ea.

[stewie911]

cool.

 

 

 

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