Not easily. You can put a new coax end on the cable though and that should solve your problem.
You can do it the hard way and somehow ground the metal shield that is left on the cable as that is the main function of the shield. (but not the only)
Coaxial cable is a type of cable that has a single inner-core wire. This wire is surrounded by a layer of insulation, a woven metal shield, and an outer jacket. Coaxial cables are commonly used for television, internet, and other data transmission applications.
A coax cable has a center conductor surrounded by an insulator and then a metal braid. You are likely referring to the braid.
The description if that of "coaxial cable".
The simplest explanation (and therefore not completely accurate, but it will help you understand what happens) is that as the frequency of an AC signal increases the less able a wire is to contain it.at very low frequencies, including those of powerlines, the current flows easily through the entire diameter of the wireat intermediate frequencies, up to about the AM radio band, the current avoids the center of the wire, only flowing through its surfaceat high frequencies, including those used for TV, a significant amount of the AC signal escapes from a wire as electromagnetic radiation - the shield on a coaxial cable "reflects" this electromagnetic radiation back to the center conductor, preventing its lossat microwave frequencies AC will not follow a wire at all and the electromagnetic radiation is directed around through metal pipes called waveguides (analogous to a coaxial cable but without a center conductor, only the outer shield to reflect the electromagnetic radiation)
Metal piece was from the end of the clutch cable.
I just replaced my cable, but before that I stressed on how to do it because of the thin sleeve it runs in. All you do is take out the old cable, the new cable has two metal points on it. The straight one you feed from inside the vehicle to the back, where the old cable came out.
The primary advantage of coaxial cable compared to twisted pair is the braided metal shield is very good at blocking electromagnetic signals from entering the cable and producing noise. And has also been used for long-distance telephone transmission, as the cabling within a local area network, and as a connector between a computer terminal and a mainframe computer.
A shielded twisted pair or STP is a copper telephone cable that secures signal-carrying wires inside a conducting shield. It main purpose is to reduce the possibility of electromagnetic intrusion.
Metal
The inside metal part of a cable is usually made of copper and is where, if it is an electrical cable, the electricity is conducted.
* UTP for Unshielded Twisted Pair * STP for Shielded Twisted Pair * FTP for Foiled Twisted Pair * S/UTP for Screened Unshielded Twisted Pair * S/STP for Screened Shielded Twisted Pair * S/FTP for Shielded Foiled Twisted Pair* UTP cable has no shielding, only an insulation around the cables * STP cable has a metal shield around each twisted pair, all pairs together are in the cable covered by insulation * FTP cable has a metal shield around all pairs - "the cable"- together * S/UTP cable has a metal shield around all pairs - "the cable"- together(or would be the same as FTP) * S/STP cable has a metal shield around each twisted pair, and a metal shieldaround all pairs - "the cable"- together(or would be the same as S/FTP) * S/FTP cable has a metal shield around each twisted pair, and a metal shield around all pairs - "the cable"- together(or would be the same as S/STP) * UTP is unshielded, that's simple. * FTP and STP are ofted intermixed, sometimes S/UTP is also thrown in. In general it means the cable is shielded in one place. * S/FTP ans S/STP are of course often intermixed, both should get you a double shielded cable. * Unshielded twisted pair cable will do just fine if there are not too much electromagnic interferences (EMI), that's what the twisting is for. * Shielded cable will protect your signal better from interference. Though there are no guarantees of course, if the interference source is too strong it'll still influence things.Things like big electro motors (an elevator engine), powerfull speaker systems (festival rig), strong light installations (that same festival rig) or a nearby high-power cable are some examples of interference sources. * Evidently unshielded cable is typically more flexible then shielded cable. * I have no idea what the practical difference between FTP and STP cable would be, but it might have something to do with the flexibility rather then with the shielding effectiveness. (): Shield[]: InsulationO: Conductor[O][O]: One twisted pair of cables UTP[ [O][O] [O][O] .... [O][O] ] FTP[ ( [O][O] [O][O] .... [O][O] ) ] STP[ ([O][O]) ([O][O]) .... ([O][O]) ] S/FTP[ ( ([O][O]) ([O][O]) .... ([O][O]) ) ]
My 93 E150 had the same problem.I fixed it by using a coat hanger.Wrapped it tightly around the front plastic cable shield in front of cable bracket on transmission then looped it around to back shield, pulling the both sides together as much as possible. that simple repair has worked for the last 3 years.What happens is the outer shifter cable shield separates at the metal bracket on left front of tranny and won't let your inside cable shift the gears.Hope this helps you.