My new to me Mac brake cable cannot be right. It is attached to the spring at the bottom, wound around the pulley twice and then attached up top. When I depress the brake release and try to turn the beam it is very!!! hard to turn and the cable also comes off the pulley. I don't have warp on here yet but cannot even begin to imagine being able it sit at the front of the loom, depress the brake and use the ratchet to advance the cloth on to the apron. This is an older loom, should I clean this cable (it isn't very pliable, should it be?). Should I clean the pulley where the cable sits on top of?? Or do I replace the cable and if so what kind and how long should this be?
Also when I thread the heddles if I were to fold the back beam up to reach the heddles easier, this cable would slip off the pulley as well.
I have double back beams both with separators.
Help! Want to get my warp on soon :)