01-07-2018, 09:04 PM
Hi Roger, it would appear you may have found your own solution. However if you wish to use Austin levers I would make a threaded socket out of some round bar to fit onto your cable, the other end would be shaped the same as a std cable end and cross drilled to accept an original end cap. I believe that would address the binding and you could be secure in the knowledge that the lever was strong enough for the job.
Black Art Enthusiast