Cable Engineer Products & Services
We manufacture and repair a wide variety of cables for the automotive, marine and heavy machinery industries.
Our professional team of well trained technicians can manufactureor repair cables to suit your specifications.
No cable is too difficult for us to reproduce or repair.
We can repair or replace just about any kind of mechanical cable, either from dimensions or drawings which you supply, or by copying an example of the original.
We design and manufacture all types of cables, including:
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Push pull cables for trucks, busses, forklifts and earthmoving equipment,
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Handbrake cables,
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Gear selector cables,
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Speedometer and tachometer cables,
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Motorcycle clutch & Acc cables
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Accelerator cables,
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Clutch Cables,
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Window winder mechanism - Refurbish,
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Steering cables for boats and jet skis,
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Boot & Bonnet cables.
We can also repair or manufacture window winder mechanism cables, Gym Cables and chair recliner cables.
If it works with a cable the chance is we can help you.
Cable Engineering Services• staff will make sure that your cables are ready as quickly as possible while still maintaining our quality standards.
Our Cable Services
- Accelerator Cables
What is the Accelerator Cable all about?
The driver controls the speed or acceleration of the car with the help of the accelerator cable, or throttle cable. This cable forms a connection between the accelerator pedal and the throttle body. It has an outer casing made of metal and rubber, while the inner cable is built with metal wire. With repeated use and friction, the accelerator cable can become worn out and ragged, and becomes more susceptible to breaking. Keep an eye out for signs that indicate that you must replace the accelerator cable.
- Gear Selector Cables
What is a gearselector cable and how does it work?
The gear selector cable connects the gear shifter, located on the steering column or on a floor mounted console, to the automatic & manualtransmission. The cable is typically steel and is protected from the elements by a plastic outer sheath. At each end of the shift cable, often rubber or nylon bushings allow for cable movement and vibration. In some applications, the cable is adjustable.
- Clutch Cables
What is the Clutch Cable all about?
The clutch cable forms a connection between the clutch pedal and the gearbox.Each time you press the clutch, it interrupts the transmission briefly while you select the right gear. You change the gear when moving from a stationary to mobile state, or when driving along the road. The clutch cable allows you to press the clutch and make that transition smoothly.
The clutch cable is made of a steel-wire core sliding encased within an outer shell. It works under the high pressure that you exert on the clutch pedal and is susceptible to wearing out and breaking.
- Handbrake Cables
What is the Emergency/Parking Brake Cable all about?
The parking brake cables aresteel cables that connectthe parking brake lever to the parking brake shoes. In most application there are three cables. It is located underneath the car. When you pull the lever, thesecables enablethe parking brake shoes to press against the rotor or the drum, creating the friction that keeps the car from rolling. It is just like using the brake pedal, but in this case, you are using the parking brake cables instead of brake fluids to apply the pressure. Over time the cable can rust and break. If the parking brake cable is broken, the car will roll even when the parking brake has been engaged.
- Push-Pull Cables
What is the Push-Pull Cable all about?
A Push-Pull cableis a type of flexible cableused to transmit Mechanical forceor energy, by the movement of an inner cable relative to a hollow outer cable housing. The housing is generally of composite construction, consisting of an inner lining, a longitudinally incompressible layer such as a helicalwinding or a sheaf of steel wire, and a protective outer covering.
The linear movement of the inner cable is most often used to transmit a pulling force.
- Speedometer Cables
As your car accelerates, the easiest way to determine your precise speed is by simply looking at thespeedometer. Believe it or not, this usually reliable device can be compromised and display inaccurate information to the driver; which not only could be a safety issue, but could cause the driver to get a speeding ticket. Most of the time, problems with the speedometer can be traced to a problem with thespeedometer cable.
The speedometer cable is connected to the back of the speedometer and runs through the gearbox of today's modern cars, trucks and SUV's. The cable is powered by the drive shaft and turns a magnet that creates an electrical current and sends this information to the onboard computer. Once theECU receives this data, it calculates the vehicle's speed and sends the information through the cable again and displays the speed on the speedometer.
Because the data has multiple touch points and moves through so many different areas, there are several parts of the speedometer cable that can and often will go bad over a period of time. Like any other electrical or mechanical component, abad or failing speedometer cablewill display a few warning signs or symptoms of being bad.