Originally Posted by
RobE30
When I picked up the bike, I really had to muscle the rear lever to make it shift. I loosened the tension screw? and now it shifts easier but now it shifts itself. I pulled the cables out of the housings and lubed them (seemed smooth). I'll clean up the shifter guts (it is friction shift) and see if that helps. If not then I have some other shifters floating around (suntour ratcheting) and see if that'll work. Btw, the original setup on the Fuji is suntour AR.
A new cable costs about $1. Don't mess around with the old stuff. Buy a replacement cable kit at Walmart for $5, and replace them all: brakes and both shifters. Its an easy job. Then make sure you have enough tension on the retention bolt holding on the lever, so that it does not slip on its own.