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Technical guides

Guides on choosing, maintaining and replacing brakes, chains, variator belts and control cables, written with the technical data of our brands. Guides are currently in Turkish.

The first miles on a new scooter belt (illustrative)
Belts · Bando

Does a New Scooter Belt Need a Break-In?

A new variator belt doesn't require a long, mandatory break-in, but it is recommended to treat the belt gently during the first few miles.

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Advantages of Bando belts (illustrative)
Belts · Bando

Why Bando? The Advantages of Using a Quality Belt

Bando is a Japanese brand that has been making belts since 1906; it offers variator belts in model-specific sizes for scooters, maxi-scooters and ATVs/UTVs.

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Possible damage a poor-quality belt does to the engine and variator (illustrative)
Belts · Bando

5 Ways a Poor-Quality Belt Harms the Engine and Variator

A poor-quality or wrong-size belt can lead to early breakage, damage inside the cover, pulley wear, extra load on the rollers and sliders, and loss of performance.

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Variator heat in summer and precautions (illustrative)
Belts · Bando

Variator Cooling and Belt Health in Summer Heat

Summer heat makes the inside of the variator cover hotter; heat causes the belt to glaze, slip and wear out early.

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Possible causes when a scooter has no power uphill (illustrative)
Belts · Bando

Scooter Has No Power Uphill: How the Variator and Belt Are Involved

If a scooter has no power uphill, the most common causes are a worn, narrowed or slipping belt, flattened rollers and a fatigued torque spring.

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Layers of a control cable: outer casing, steel spiral, inner liner and inner wire (illustrative)
Cables · General

What Is a Control Cable? Types, Construction and Choosing the Right Cable

A control cable is a part that transmits the movement of a lever to a distant mechanism through a steel wire sliding inside an outer casing.

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Order of checks when a truck door handle goes slack (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Truck Door Handle Goes Slack: Door Lock Cable Failure and Replacement

If a truck door handle goes slack and the door won't open, the most common cause is the door lock (release) cable: the cable may have broken, its end may have come off the handle or the lock, or it may be binding inside the casing.

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Reasons semi-truck and truck door cables break often (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Why Do Semi-Truck and Truck Door Cables Break So Often?

Truck door cables mostly break from fatigue: constant vibration, slamming doors and sharp bends break the strands of the inner wire one by one.

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Common mistakes when installing a truck door release cable (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

The Most Common Installation Mistakes with Mercedes, MAN, Volvo and Scania Door Release Cables

Most early door release cable failures come from installation: the cable is routed incorrectly, the clips aren't fitted, the cable is bent sharply or the end isn't fully seated in the lock lever.

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Finding a truck door cable by make, model, position and OEM number (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Truck Door Cables by Model: Finding the Right Cable by OEM Number

The most reliable key to the right truck door cable is the OEM number.

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Precautions against semi-truck door cables freezing in winter (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Preventing Semi-Truck Door Cables and Locks from Freezing in Winter

A door cable and lock seize up when water that gets inside freezes.

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Criteria for comparing genuine and locally made truck door cables (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Genuine vs. Locally Made Truck Door Cables: Cost and Service Life for Fleets

What matters in a door cable is not the “genuine” label but whether the cable matches the OEM dimensions and material quality.

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Layers protecting a door cable: plastic casing, steel spiral, HDPE inner liner, stainless inner wire (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Stainless and Plastic-Coated Truck Door Cables: Casing, Inner Liner and Corrosion

To protect a truck door cable against rust, the outer casing and inner liner matter as much as the inner wire's material.

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Steps for bulk truck door cable supply for fleets (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Bulk Truck Door Cable Supply for Fleets

Door cable supply for a fleet starts with a vehicle list and OEM numbers.

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Step-by-step actions when a hood release cable breaks (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Hood Release Cable Broke: How to Open the Hood and Replace the Cable

If the hood release cable has broken, the hood is opened by hand by reaching the lock latch or the lock-side end of the cable.

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Signs a handbrake cable needs replacing (illustrative)
Cables · Heavy vehicles

Truck and Van Handbrake Cable: Adjustment and Replacement

If the handbrake lever pulls up further than it used to, try adjusting it first; if the lever still travels too far after adjustment, or the cable is rusty, frayed, has a split casing or is seized, replace the cable.

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Tractor clutch and throttle cable problems: symptom and likely cause (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Don't Get Stranded in the Field: Tractor Clutch and Throttle Cable Problems

Most tractor clutch and throttle cable failures come from incorrect free-play adjustment, mud and rust getting into the casing, or a worn cable.

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Tractor hand throttle cable adjustment step by step (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Tractor Hand Throttle Cable Adjustment and Replacement

If a tractor's hand throttle does not hold engine speed, the problem is usually the lever's friction adjustment or the cable's free play.

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Common mistakes when installing PTO and hydraulic valve control cables (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Installation Mistakes with PTO and Hydraulic Valve Control Cables

Most PTO and hydraulic valve control cable failures come from installation: the cable is bent sharply, the casing is not secured, the full travel is not tested, or the cable is routed close to hot surfaces.

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Protective layers of an agricultural cable resistant to mud, dust and chemicals (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Agricultural Cables Resistant to Mud, Dust and Chemicals: Booted and Stainless

Mud, dust and farm chemicals usually get into a cable through the casing mouth; once inside, the inner wire rusts, the liner wears and the cable seizes.

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Process for producing a cable from a sample for tractors and farm machinery (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Cables Made from a Sample for Old, Imported or Hard-to-Find Tractors and Farm Machinery

Control cables for old, imported or unsupported tractors and farm machinery can be produced by taking the old cable as a sample or by taking its measurements.

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Quality criteria for tractor-compatible control cables (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Quality in Control Cables Compatible with Massey Ferguson, New Holland and Tümosan

Quality in a control cable compatible with Massey Ferguson, New Holland or Tümosan starts with an exact match to the original part's dimensions and end fitting type.

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Choosing a manufacturer for wholesale tractor and farm machinery cables (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural

Wholesale Tractor and Farm Machinery Cables: Choosing a Manufacturer and Catalog

When buying tractor and farm machinery cables wholesale, look at the manufacturer's catalog, whether products can be matched by dimensions, and whether cables not in the catalog can be produced from a sample.

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What to check when choosing a cable for tillers, brush cutters and lawn mowers (illustrative)
Cables · Agricultural and garden

How to Choose a Cable for Tillers, Brush Cutters and Lawn Mowers

Choosing the right cable for a tiller, brush cutter or lawn mower comes down to four things: the cable's function (throttle, clutch, stop), the inner and outer dimensions, the type of both end fittings, and the machine's make and model.

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