Emergency Brake cable shield

[Alexander]

The original e-Brake cable has a cloth braided shielding over it. In my case this covering has fallen apart. Most folks just strip it off and call it a day. However I would like to explore the idea of restoring it. Any thought as to what can be slipped over it that would look period correct? Has anyone looked in to this? All thoughts and Ideas are welcomed.

Thanks,

Alex

[TodFitch]

In a very previous lifetime I worked in a factory that had custom cloth covered cables made up. They used a shoelace weaving machine to do it. Based on that knowledge I found I could take a old fashioned flat shoe lace, cut off the ends and then work it into a much larger diameter to go over some wires. Of course it shortens in length as you make it larger in diameter so you want to start with as long a shoe lace as you can get.

Alternatively, they make a plastic woven sleeving material for organizing wires. Something like http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/ExpandableSleeving.php but there are a lot of brands out there. Might be able to do the reverse and work that down to a lower diameter. Once covered with a little road dirt and grease it might not look too much like plastic.

[Young Ed]

If you can get it apart far enough to slide over the stuff they use for wiring looms for outside lights should work. Check model A places like Mac's.

[plyroadking]

I used the stuff Ed is talking about, asphalt coated wire loom sleeving.

[OldDad67]

The original e-Brake cable has a cloth braided shielding over it. In my case this covering has fallen apart. Most folks just strip it off and call it a day. However I would like to explore the idea of restoring it. Any thought as to what can be slipped over it that would look period correct? Has anyone looked in to this? All thoughts and Ideas are welcomed.

Thanks,

Alex

I bought some Hocky stick tape for mine off e-bay. It's a cloth tape thats black in color. It's really sticky, and seemed to cover well, I removed the old covering and use a power wire brush to clean up the metal housing, then wiped it down with laquer thinner to remove any grease and applied the tape.

I really like the results, I also did my friends 56 Stude truck.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I had one that was pretty much chaffed where it crossed at the rear mount and had frayed to no end...I carefully relaced it about the inner shield as best possible...then I took stainless steel safety wire and wrapped it real close along the frayed section..I then covered it with a self sealing rubber that is just a bit heavier than tape an pretty much bonds like a good shring tubing would..

[Mark Haymond]

At the hardware store I found a long length of high pressure water hose covered by a woven steel sleeve. It duplicated the weaving pattern of the cloth very closely. I removed the sleeve and slipped it over my 50 Plymouth emergency cable from the pull handle to the emergency band under the car and clamped it with spiral ring water hose clamps at each end. Several coats of black spray paint gave it the look of the old cloth covering.

[Don Coatney]

At the hardware store I found a long length of high pressure water hose covered by a woven steel sleeve. It duplicated the weaving pattern of the cloth very closely. I removed the sleeve and slipped it over my 50 Plymouth emergency cable from the pull handle to the emergency band under the car and clamped it with spiral ring water hose clamps at each end. Several coats of black spray paint gave it the look of the old cloth covering.

Pictures?