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Old 02-12-19 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mtnbud
I haven't. Think it might help?

What's happening is the shifter is failing to engage every once in awhile. When it fails to engage, I'll try another two or three times and it'll finally engage. Could my shifter cables be the problem?
Shimano shifters act this way when the grease turns to gum. This is a very, very, very common issue. My 8-speed XTR shifters did this about 15 years ago- I cleaned them out with spray oil and they still work fine today. I prefer petroleum spray oil over WD-40 because WD-40 tends to turn to gum on its own.
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