Originally Posted by
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And if you haven't done the install yet, and are re-using the inner wire, please cut the new housing a quarter inch shorter than the old one.
This way, the previously-clamped (and damaged to a degree) spot on the inner wire will be pulled past the binder bolt washer and not be subject to normal cyclic tension in use that might likely lead to a fractured strand.
Thanks for the tip! In the end I had the shop do the work, and they replaced both the housing and the shifter cable, which was rusty in several spots and probably overdue for replacement anyhow. Now it shifts silky-smooth