Ferrule issue (rescued)

[escuta]

[ I somehow deleted my post when i tried to edit it - here is a draft minus the replies ]

Dear forum,

I bought an flexible stainless steel cable casing for my rear derailleur. At the derailleur end it fits nicely, but it lacks the necessary step to enter the diver's bell cable guide on the chain stay. Consequently it puts a bad kink in the cable when mounted.

This is the casing (i'm bending it for no good reason):

and this is one of the aluminium stepped furrules that fits 4mm gear cable casing and enters securely in the chain-stay guide:

The end of the stainless casing with its ferrule does not however fit into this 4mm ferrule. So I could track a stepped 5mm version - but it looks like I'll need to import one from overseas (i can't find one here).

Would it be safe for me to remove (yank off) the ferrule on the stainless casing in order to use my stepped aluminium ferrule? Or will the casing unravel like a spring?!

If anyone has experience with these things, please let me know.

Thanks!

 

[escuta]

Midlife answered to just cut it, but the first respondent (sorry i forget who) said the the ferrule on one end could be carefully removed. Is that done by twisting?

 

[Midlife]

Can try and twist off but not a lot to resist the torque and might bend/ open the coils. Give it a go and stop before anything happens to the outer.

 

[escuta]

Can try and twist off but not a lot to resist the torque and might bend/ open the coils. Give it a go and stop before anything happens to the outer.

Thanks. I did try a bit, to no avail. I'll cut one end off. Will lose less than a cm.

 

[escuta]

Cut it. That was easy. Thanks Jim (I remembered) and Midlife!