At 03:22 PM 10/05/2009 -0400, Todd Grantham wrote:
>Dumb question maybe, What do you call the small aluminum ferrule "thingy"
that the brake cable threads through, to go into the rubber brake hood.
Basically a brake hood cable stop? Where would I find some?
>
I bet this is what you're looking for: http://tinyurl.com/
While they call it a "ferrule", strictly speaking a ferrule is merely a protective sleeve for the end of the cable casing. This is actually a stepped bushing that stops the ferrule from being pulled inside the lever. Sometimes they are slotted. I would actually call it a bushing.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada