Originally Posted by
Winfried
I happened on this thread while looking for information about how barrel adjusters work.
While the
shifter side makes sense, I don't understand how the inner cable is kept in place with the ferrule:
What keeps the inner cable from sliding within the housing?
I only found
this diagram, but it has parts I don't have on my bike.
Thank you.
Nothing keeps the cable from moving inside the housing...it HAS to move, or no adjustment would happen. The length of the cable never changes. When you turn an adjuster,
any adjuster, doesn't matter where it is, it does the same thing..the length of the housing changes allowing you do make the adjustment.