Originally Posted by
dabac
Hi all,
I've got a Campy Centaur right/rear brifter where the shift lever overextends and hits/rests against the brake lever. Even if i push the quick-release to allow the brake lever to overextend, the shifter still rests against the brake lever.
But try as I might, I can't see anything damaged.
Any hints and/or suggestions for a fix?
(It works, but the shifter snags a bit on actuation)
I don't see how this can happen with the brake lever release button pushed to widen the brakes for tire changes, and still shift reasonably well. Maybe something else is cracked or broken internally. Does the shift lever show any cracks near it's axle?
Do both upshifts and downshifts work okay?
It's not unusual for the shift lever to rattle against the brake lever when both are in the riding position. But you say it still does with the release button pushed over.
The aluminum shift arm is attached to the steel shift mechanism. There's a steel wedge shaped piece that's next to the arm axle. It stops the arm from moving too far toward the brake lever. It's at the yellow arrow in the photo.
I don't think it's possible to break off that wedge.
My old approx 2010 Veloce levers. This is the left shifter. The right shifter has the same wedge, but it's also on the right side of the shift lever, up inside the shift body, not on the thumb lever side. So it's a little hard to see.
