Originally Posted by
Spritelover
Hi guys,
My bike stopped shifting a few months ago. I am a proud owner of a '74 Raleigh Sprite.
What happened is that my gear cable had snapped ( the inner cable).The outer cable is in mint condition. The gear mechanism is a Shimano Positron 400 5-speed btw.
I have ordered a new gear cable, took the old one out, and, to my surprise, there seems to be a bit where the gear cable seems to get stuck: When inserting the inner cable, the cable gets stuck at about 3/4 of the outer cable length. It is impossible to push it any further, but it can still be pulled out. Same story if you insert it from the derailleur side. It doesn't come out the other end, which leaves me worrying, because this bike is the only way for me to go to school nowadays, and it costs all my might to keep the bike moving ( stuck in top gear
).
I cant remove the cable from the derailleur, it seems that the connector has been built around the cable. I have tried straightening the cable but again no result.
Could anyone please help me?
Thanks in advance,
Spritelover
Do you mean you can't remove it from the shift lever? If so, it is a barrel end on the cable. You should be able to knock or pound it out. You will probably need to remove the lever from the band that holds it on (downtube? stem?). Keep track of any washers or hardware and their order and orientation.
Did the old cable break inside the housing or in an exposed section? At any rate, using new modern housing with a teflon liner (they come that way) will be a vast improvement. If it were mine, I'd probably just replace all cables/housing at the same time, with modern stainless steel cables and lined housing.