Does the Ultegra ST-6501 faceplate just pop off?
04-16-22, 10:53 AM
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Does the Ultegra ST-6501 faceplate just pop off?
I am always reluctant to pry something off when I don't know that it is actually a friction fit.
does the face plate from an Ultegra 650x shifer just pry off, pop off?
or is it held in place somewhere with a screw or bolt.?
does the face plate from an Ultegra 650x shifer just pry off, pop off?
or is it held in place somewhere with a screw or bolt.?
04-16-22, 01:50 PM
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Far as I remember they always had that tiny little screw right on the top that held them on. They did sorta 'snap' on but had the screw.
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04-16-22, 04:11 PM
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No screw on cover of the 6500/6501 versions of these. The cover just snaps onto the piece that is screwed on. 6510 had the 'chrome look' with the tiny screw.
Clips at the top & bottom, see arrows for location (below). Gently pry up and away to release, (top) or down & away, (bottom) with a thin flat blade. Just plastic so it may crack considering how old these are. Some say that the bottom point releases easier.
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Clips at the top & bottom, see arrows for location (below). Gently pry up and away to release, (top) or down & away, (bottom) with a thin flat blade. Just plastic so it may crack considering how old these are. Some say that the bottom point releases easier.
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I've had issues getting mine to pop back on.
KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A FACTORY REPLACEMENT PIECE. NOT EVEN E-BAY.
KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A FACTORY REPLACEMENT PIECE. NOT EVEN E-BAY.
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04-17-22, 07:22 AM
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I have those on my main ride. In all the bikes I've wrenched on over the years, I won't be attempting to take anything apart on those brifters. I pull the cable, inspect, squirt lube, blow with air, knock on wood, and cross my fingers. Unless you are a mechanical Einstein I don't think they can be reassembled.
04-17-22, 08:06 AM
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Rather than to pay extortion prices, I just put a piece of tape on each lever. Being that they are delicate, a replacement would probably break before too long.
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04-27-22, 07:48 AM
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finally screwed up the courage to plunge ahead (the small lever on this shifter is broken completely off and a cable is stuck inside so there really was not much to lose) and as reported above by KCT1986 that cover plate does pop off. I pried gently on the bottom. and POP!
Now I am going to delve deeper and disassemble it to see, for future reference, how I would get that cable out or if I can actually replace the small lever.
thanks again all.
Now I am going to delve deeper and disassemble it to see, for future reference, how I would get that cable out or if I can actually replace the small lever.
thanks again all.
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True, but there has been a guy selling plain silver or black 3D printed ones. I bought a set "just in case". But it's been quite a while.
