Shimano bar-end shifter: what size allen key?
06-26-09, 07:47 PM
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Shimano bar-end shifter: what size allen key?
I'm trying to remove a bar-end shifter as part of the process of replacing the bars - so I want to take the shifter off the old bars (intact) and then re-install it on the new. [yes there is only one shifter, it is controlling a drum brake].
Anyhow I can't make out the size of the hex-head into which to insert a hex key and turn (clockwise). I've tried a few but none has locked in, and since it's so dark in there, I don't know with which size to persist.
Anyone know the size?
Only markings I can find on the outside are "Shimano Light Action".
Anyhow I can't make out the size of the hex-head into which to insert a hex key and turn (clockwise). I've tried a few but none has locked in, and since it's so dark in there, I don't know with which size to persist.
Anyone know the size?
Only markings I can find on the outside are "Shimano Light Action".
06-26-09, 11:09 PM
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All of mine accept 6mm hex (aka Allen) keys.
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06-27-09, 05:37 AM
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Thanks. It's off now. So much easier to see what you're doing once you have it off...
