Greasing STI Shifters After Rain
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Greasing STI Shifters After Rain
After riding in the rain all winter my shifters have become squeaky. Is there a method to greasing these things? I was going to shoot some triflow in the general area of the internals of the shifter but was wondering if there was a proper method to this sort of thing.
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Triflow works. Boeshield or Dupont Teflon spray is better, IMHO, it leaves a waxy coating after the carrier dries/evaporates.
Disassembly to properly service and grease the internals is "NOT" recommended. May not be able to reassemble correctly or lose/misplace some parts. In any case, here's a few links if you are curious (may be dated or out-of-date):
Dura-Ace STI:
https://www.norvil.net/pedal/service/...9sti/strip.php
Ultegra STI:
https://www.nitrodyno.com/Ultegra-STI/
Disassembly to properly service and grease the internals is "NOT" recommended. May not be able to reassemble correctly or lose/misplace some parts. In any case, here's a few links if you are curious (may be dated or out-of-date):
Dura-Ace STI:
https://www.norvil.net/pedal/service/...9sti/strip.php
Ultegra STI:
https://www.nitrodyno.com/Ultegra-STI/
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Since it has been proven many many times that WD40 works very well to restore STI shifters, I'll stick with my previous post.
After some rainy rides I started having serious problems with my 9-speed Dura-Ace shifters. After shooting them full of WD40 they have worked perfectly. That was 8-years ago and they're still going strong.
After some rainy rides I started having serious problems with my 9-speed Dura-Ace shifters. After shooting them full of WD40 they have worked perfectly. That was 8-years ago and they're still going strong.