RE: Electrical solder
I'm using electrical solder and it has held up. I share your frustration and have had similar problems with the solder not sticking. Maybe your torch is making it too hot. If the silver solder is 3/16" dia, you probably have to heat it up before it will flow into such a small clevis. I know people use the Great Planes silver solder with good luck. It is a smaller diameter.
Tom