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bigfatolly:
I have an annoying problem which i cant get to the bottom of.

I have a Tuf Neck Freestyle stem with its original hollow bolt and a clarks powerglide cable,exactly the same parts as i had BITD.

BUT I CAN'T GET THE FOOKING CABLE THROUGH THE HOLLOW BOLT :tickedoff:

I also had this problem on another bike,again a tuf neck stem, but as it was for show i cut the outers so it looked like it was through,problem was the brake wouldnt work.

This time it has to work as its a rider.

Any ideas,can't understand it as i had these exact same parts 25 years ago with no problems?????

oldschoolace:
Check the inside of the bolt for a perished outer cable. I had one recently and it took me a while to work out what was up. I did try burning it out but when that failed i just drilled it out with one or those long masonry bits  :daumenhoch:

bigfatolly:
Deffo not that mate,the tuf neck on the other bike was NOS......

Have looked down this one and no blockages :daumenhoch:

animal:
Buddy it will never work  ;) Hollow stem bolts only allow Dia Compe thickness cables through  ;) Clarks r thicker and don't work, trust me tried it bitd  ;D If u cut them it wll defo not work in 2 parts gotta b a continuous cable  :coolsmiley:

oldschoolace:
Dont mean to sound funny but it may be worth another look. On mine the outer had split at the top of the bolt, from wear i guess, and looked for all the world like you would imagine the inside of a bolt to look. It was only when i looked closely at the other end of the bolt that a vary small tatty piece of the outer gave it away  :daumenhoch:

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