Bicycle Mechanics - 105 shifters broke, well, sort of....

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turborob
08-13-04, 02:37 PM
Alright, so heres the deal... The piece that says "105 flightdeck" came loose on my shifter. Its only on the left side of the bike though. I took it to the bike shop and asked if there are any tricks to getting it back in... He gave me a speech on how it must be a design flaw, and told me I should take some super glue and glue it back on. (my bike is from '02, and the new '04 105 shifters have a screw holding the piece on). So, has anybody else had any problems like this? Does this piece just snap back in with a hard push or what?


Thanks,
Rob

Trek Rider
08-13-04, 08:06 PM
The cap snaps into place. underneath the cap is a bracket held on by a screw. The screw has apparently loosened. Look here (http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.cfm?PageID=49&SKU=LD7761) to see what I mean.
turborob
08-14-04, 07:09 PM
Thanks, the whole setup actually fell off on todays ride, so I was able to pry the black inside piece out and get to the screw. Its time for some loctite...

Thanks again!