Brake cable fitting....?

[guzziworksman]

This is the rear brake cable fitting for a Yamaguchi bike from, I think, the 50's. The cable is shot and I need to replace it. Does anyone know how to get the old cable out of this fitting before I start hacking on it? The cable is somewhat "loose" inside the fitting...I can move it back and forth slightly. Almost as if this fitting comes apart and there's a cable end connection on the inside. I thought I'd ask, before I go the brute force/drill it out route. Can anyone advise? Thanks!

 

[SKPC]

Iz that the cable end in the small dark hole with a soldered pin on it? Maybe another pic? If it unscrewed and came apart, you would still
have the same problem?

 

[guzziworksman]

Yes, that's the cable end in the small dark hole. The cable does not exit the other end...its somehow attached, inside...IF i can somehow GET inside.

 

[guzziworksman]

Ok...mystery solved. I figured somehow, that end fitting MUST be a two-piece affair. So I put a little gentle grunt to it...and they unscrewed. It'll make replacing my entire, totally-stuck cable a breeze. Thanks for the attention, here!