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Originally Posted by specialone
Having worked in the cable industry for a long time, biggest cause of fatigue is routing, ie not smooth flow or lack of lubrication, depending on outer jacket and inner lining.
But, you can get 2 identical size cables and the destruction load for the 2 would be quite different.
I would guess its the cheap cable rather than anything, not being spec'ed enough for the job its doing.
But there are other factors as well, quality of barrell or how its been attached by the manufacturers, can it rotate freely in its housing etc etc.
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The first one broke because it was old and worn out, the nipple snapped right off the end. I went to a cheap place and bought a replacement cable, which was a lot thinner, it was a universal cable that I had to solder the end on to, the cable snapped because it was too thin and there was friction at the junction where the cable splits into two.
I have now fitted a genuine Honda full cable, including new splitter and cables for throttle and accelerator pump. The whole thing runs so smoothly, that it feels like the cable has snapped again! As for routing, it did have some kinks in it which no doubt added to the friction. When I replaced the cable this time, I rerouted it ensuring that it was smooth and there were no tight radius.
See, I am a good girl...
