Name that part!

I don't know what it's called. And therefore can't properly search for it. I need to connect two e brake cables, I would like it to be a "NON" welded connection. So a type of inline clamp that can join two different size cables (or just cram both into the same area and clamp down down of them.) It needs to fit between the driveshaft and the tunnel, so it can't be too big.

What's it called? I've tried "cable clamp" "brake clamp" "cable fastener" etc. I know I've seen these things, even used them, but I need to go to the hardware store tomorrow and ask for these. What the fudge do I ask for?

Parking brake cable connectors?

Cable splicing sleeves may work?

Bob.

You talking about these?

It's a wire cable clamp. Hardware stores all have them. Print a picture if you need it. They should be over in the cable and chain section of the store.

Use them right, almost everyone uses them wrong.

try replacing "cable" in your search with "wire rope." In the tech world, cable usually refers to some type of conductive device for electrical, audio, video, data. Wire rope refers to what we normally call cable in this application.

daeman wrote: Cable splicing sleeves may work?

I thought that too, but I've never seen them in dual sizes. Plus they require the compression tool which isn't cheap.

Swage sleeves

I suppose (if you wanted to keep the full rating of the rope) you could use two thimbles to join the cables together.... loop the cable around a thimble and clamp, put the other thimble through the first thimble and clamp.

Like if you did this, and put a second thimble through the first thimble and repeated. (the thimble is the u-shaped loop.) Keep the first clamp close to the thimble for two reasons: 1) you want the cable to trap the thimble tightly so it doesn't fall out, and 2) if there is any play in the cable it will stretch and deflect when you apply a load kinda like putting a spring on it.

Oh... and McMaster-Carr is your friend. They have it all.