Lividkoi
05-28-05, 07:15 PM
shifter just wont work anymore. Feels like there is no tention in the cables. what should I do?
thanks
thanks
Bicycle Mechanics - Broken gear shifter?
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juicemouse
05-28-05, 07:32 PM
Well, that depends a whole lot on what kind of shifter it is...
DieselDan
05-28-05, 08:08 PM
No TENSION in the cables you say? The cables are probably siezed inside the housings.
sydney
05-28-05, 10:05 PM
No TENSION in the cables you say? The cables are probably siezed inside the housings.That would be interesting,since derailer casing is plastic lined.
Lividkoi
05-29-05, 07:05 AM
There is no tention in the cables. It weird though. I guess the problem is more so in the shifter its self. When I try to charge gears its like the shifter is dead. I push it and I get no feed back what so ever, the shifter is very loose.
Retro Grouch
05-29-05, 09:57 AM
There is no tention in the cables. It weird though. I guess the problem is more so in the shifter its self. When I try to charge gears its like the shifter is dead. I push it and I get no feed back what so ever, the shifter is very loose.
You still haven't told us what kind of shifter. If it's a fairly newish Shimano shifter, a flush with WD40 followed by a blast of compressed air often does wonders. The cost is right too.
You still haven't told us what kind of shifter. If it's a fairly newish Shimano shifter, a flush with WD40 followed by a blast of compressed air often does wonders. The cost is right too.
DieselDan
05-29-05, 03:43 PM
That would be interesting,since derailer casing is plastic lined.
Sufficant sand, salt, and rust inside a cable housing, even plastc and teflon lined, will seize a cable. Especially along the coast.
Sufficant sand, salt, and rust inside a cable housing, even plastc and teflon lined, will seize a cable. Especially along the coast.
SpokesInMyPoop
05-29-05, 04:55 PM
sounds like you might need to tune up/change your shifter cable.
Sydney, I've seen derailleur cables siezed in the housing before... kinda weird, but it has happened.
Sydney, I've seen derailleur cables siezed in the housing before... kinda weird, but it has happened.