I have one new cable and it was slightly smaller in diameter. I made a couple of shims out of 20 gauge metal , wedged them in and pulled on the brake. The cable wedged in there and it will never move. The clamp I did up afterwards. My only problem will be if I need to take it apart. The force on the cable I would guess to be over 1000 lbs.

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