Bending the wire over can work but again it may not. It's not the way to do it. I will assume you have a crimp type PL259 if that is the case you'll need to crimp the center connector at the very end and the braid with a hex crimper (same thing as a TV crimp tool) If you have a non crimp type you'll have to solder it including the braid through the tiny holes in the 259. The RG8X also requires a bushing because it is designed to be used on some thing like an RG8 cable that is a great deal larger. I would recommend not soldering the braid until you check your work with an ohm meter (if you screw it up makes it a lot easier to get apart) If your trimming job on the braid is a bit too long you run the risk of shorting it to the center pin. It does get easier after you have done a few.
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