Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

The front brake cable on my Spree doesnt move at all. Ive tried flushing it with a little 3 in 1, but it would even go down the sheath. Then i went and got some industrial degreaser and tried to get it down in the sheath with a sharinge and needle. I did that a couple of times and still no movement at all. Any good tricks or ideas?

Get a new cable.

Brakes are too important to have sub par equipment.

You dont think there is a way im gonna get this thing unstuck?

Petrock's 1984 Spree wrote:You dont think there is a way im gonna get this thing unstuck?

A new cable is under $15.......is it worth your time to unstick it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Sp ... _500wt_956

Oh, i didnt even see taz was sellin one on ebay.

Thanks

They are available from Honda still.

Greetings:

Cables can corrode and seize, but so can the brake cam in the panel. Check to see that this isn't your real issue? If you're sure it's the cable itself, then don't compromise. Get a new one.

Okay thanks for all the help. Its definately the cable cause its seperated from the spree right now. I never thought i would have to tear this thing down to the extent that i am.

Petrock's 1984 Spree wrote:You dont think there is a way im gonna get this thing unstuck?

spray wd40 down the cable with a red straw till it comes out the other end of the cable.

"Complete NOOB, sorry dudes"
we were all there at one point

campusman wrote:spray wd40 down the cable with a red straw till it comes out the other end of the cable.

"Complete NOOB, sorry dudes"
we were all there at one point

Learn to read, he already tried that. Besides a stick brake cable is the last thing you want besides a sticky throttle cable. Either one can injure or kill you.

Bear45-70 wrote:

campusman wrote:spray wd40 down the cable with a red straw till it comes out the other end of the cable.

"Complete NOOB, sorry dudes"
we were all there at one point

Learn to read, he already tried that. Besides a stick brake cable is the last thing you want besides a sticky throttle cable. Either one can injure or kill you.

he couldnt get it to go down the sheath, he needs to use a red straw

campusman wrote:

Bear45-70 wrote:

campusman wrote:spray wd40 down the cable with a red straw till it comes out the other end of the cable.

"Complete NOOB, sorry dudes"
we were all there at one point

Learn to read, he already tried that. Besides a stick brake cable is the last thing you want besides a sticky throttle cable. Either one can injure or kill you.

he couldnt get it to go down the sheath, he needs to use a red straw

I was a professional marine mechanic and we had a pressurized cable lubricator and I think I used it twice I think. It didned work and neither does the WD-40 straw. Be smart and be wise, get a new cable.

nevermind what I was saying

we all agree that you should be on the safe side and get a new cable for your spree

i guess my first post didn;t make it= rusty brake cam

dumb * bear= knows nothing abort scoots