Do I Have a Bad Shifter?
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Do I Have a Bad Shifter?
I just spent hours trying to adjust my rear derailleur before I realized that if I'm on the largest cog and I click to shift to the next largest, the shifter is double-clicking and shifting twice but with one louder than normal click. I can click in the other direction perfectly, so if I wanted to hit that second largest cog, I would have to do the loud click and then shift back one. This is why I don't think it's a tension problem, since everything else is perfect except for this.
The shifter is an Ultegra 9 Speed that the previous owner used to replace a Dura Ace one. Everything else on the bike is Dura Ace. Presumably they are compatible, but I don't know. I don't really remember it being like this, but it's possible that I just never noticed.
I'm wondering if maybe the shifter is half broken, and if so, if it's possible to repair it.
Any ideas are appreciated.
The shifter is an Ultegra 9 Speed that the previous owner used to replace a Dura Ace one. Everything else on the bike is Dura Ace. Presumably they are compatible, but I don't know. I don't really remember it being like this, but it's possible that I just never noticed.
I'm wondering if maybe the shifter is half broken, and if so, if it's possible to repair it.
Any ideas are appreciated.
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First thing I'd do is get the chain on the smallest cog in the cassette* and the smallest chainring up front. By hand if need be. Loosen the cable-anchor and pull the cable taut. Not really tight with pliers. Just so it's got some obvious tension. Use your fingers and not a pair of pliers. Tighten the cable-anchor bolt.Then try shifting through all the gears. Let us know what works and what doesn't.
* - some say to place the chain on the biggest cog of your cassette and smallest chainring. Either/or.
* - some say to place the chain on the biggest cog of your cassette and smallest chainring. Either/or.
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First thing I'd do is get the chain on the smallest cog in the cassette* and the smallest chainring up front. By hand if need be. Loosen the cable-anchor and pull the cable taut. Not really tight with pliers. Just so it's got some obvious tension. Use your fingers and not a pair of pliers. Tighten the cable-anchor bolt.Then try shifting through all the gears. Let us know what works and what doesn't.
* - some say to place the chain on the biggest cog of your cassette and smallest chainring. Either/or.
* - some say to place the chain on the biggest cog of your cassette and smallest chainring. Either/or.
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