Internal Cables & Hoses; To Replace Cable Or Hose Outers - Whyte E-180 S MX Supplementary Service Manual

8.0: INTERNAL CABLES & HOSES
Tools Required: Whyte Grommet Insertion Tool
Short length of inner gear cable
A torch / Light source
General Note: Take care when removing and refitting or replacing, the Whyte rubber grommets, Too much force applied to the
rubber will damage them. Always use the Whyte Grommet Insertion tool to facilitate the removal and insertion of the Whyte
Grommets into the frame.

8.1 To replace cable or hose outers.

Reference figures 12 to 17. When replacing outer cables and or brake hoses, most of the holes in the frame are large enough
(25mm long x 8mm wide) simply to manipulate the outer cable or brake hose into or out of the hole. However the two holes
for the rear derailleur cable in the chain-stay are necessarily small, therefore the following method is needed to refit a new
outer cable:
Figures 12 & 13: Using a piece of inner cable, feed into the entrance hole in the right-side chain-stay, near the drop-out, then
through the exit hole at the opposite end of the chain-stay. This will probably need several attempts pushing to & fro to find
the hole, please be patient!
Figures 14 & 15: At the drop-out end, push the outer cable onto the inner cable and then feed the outer cable into the chain-
stay following the same path as the inner cable.
Figure 16: Make sure the inner cable is held tight where it emerges from the chain-stay at the opposite end, otherwise it will be
pushed out. Eventually the outer cable will reach the front of the chain-stay. Then manipulate both the inner cable and the
outer cable, whilst also pushing the outer cable forwards with a lot of force and the outer cable should also find the exit hole.
Figure 17: Push the outer cable all the way through the exit hole and finally remove the inner cable.
For the replacement of Hydraulic Brake hoses, please follow the instructions set out in the relevant manufacturers service
documents when changing and re-bleeding hydraulic brake hoses.
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