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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-08-22, 04:28 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

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Posted By Tealc

Brake cleaner contains very strong substances...

Brake cleaner contains very strong substances that dissolve/damage any organic component, including many plastics. When I opened the shifter, it had a couple of plastic parts. I would not use a...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-04-22, 02:33 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

Views: 745

Posted By Tealc

Thanks for all your guidance and support. Today I...

Thanks for all your guidance and support. Today I removed the cable and fully opened the shifter. It had some sticky stuff, but somebody had tried to remove it because it was not so bad and it had...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-03-22, 02:19 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

Views: 745

Posted By Tealc

Good! I'll try tomorrow. Maybe a bit of electric...

Good! I'll try tomorrow. Maybe a bit of electric contact cleaner first, then WD40. My only concern is the lack of clear access to the internals, so I cannot give a good shake to the mechanism with a...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-03-22, 01:45 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

Views: 745

Posted By Tealc

Thank you all for your help. It would be much...

Thank you all for your help. It would be much easier if I could post pictures! I cannot because I am new to the forum.

My shifter is not so easy to disassemble as in the video, but I could try...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-03-22, 12:45 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

Views: 745

Posted By Tealc

Thanks for the quick reply. Yesterday I opened...

Thanks for the quick reply. Yesterday I opened the shifter but the access to the interior was quite limited (for some reason it cannot be disassembled without removing the cable attached to the...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

10-03-22, 12:22 PM

Replies: 15

Help with an old broken shifter

Views: 745

Posted By Tealc

Help with an old broken shifter

Hi,

I just got an old bike from a friend. The shifter for the front derailleur does not work, it does not lock the tension when pressed (the derailleur works OK), which means that I can only use...

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