bfd wrote:
On Apr 15, 9:59 pm, "Kerry Montgomery" wrote:
"gary" wrote in message

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graham,

can i see this screw normally or do i need to pull back the rubber
shroud (not really sure what the real name is) in order to see it?
hopefully i try to check it out this weekend. if that is not it i'll
the flushing as was mentioned.

if my initial swipe to get it into a lower gear does not "click"
then by swiping the level as far as it goes and then returning and
trying again usually allows the gear change. hopefully it is as
simple as you mentioned.

If the advice from others about cleaning and relubing or cable
fray does not
work check that the screw on the underside of the lever at the top
where the
lever leaves the housing is still there and tight. I had similar
symptoms to
yours when that screw on my STI came loose.

Graham.

Graham,
Thank you very much for the advice! My early Ultegra STI right
shifter behaves similarly to what gary described. I've sprayed it
heavily with Power Lube, replaced the cable, and replaced housing,
none of which fixed it. Looking at my lever shows that screw to be
_gone_. Off to find a replacement screw, with high hopes.

gary,
Will try to describe where the screw is that Graham spoke about. You
can see the screw (or where it should be) without pulling back the
rubber hood. With the bike resting on it's tires, look up under the
lever from the rear, in the area where the small lever pivots. The
order of pieces, from the front of the bike, is: large lever, small
lever, small plate (kind of "P" shaped). There should be a screw
that goes through a hole in the small plate into a threaded hole in
the large lever. My early Ultegra lever (the left side one, that
still has a screw) has what looks like an ordinary round-headed
screw. Also have a much later set of Ultegra levers, they have
screws with hexagonal outlines, and there's a thin metal locking
device with tabs bent inward against the sides of the hexagon,
looking to prevent the screws from loosening.
Good luck,
Kerry

All,
If you need to disassemble your STI lever, there is a website where a
guy disassembled and reassembled both a DA AND Ultegra STI lever.
Looks alot more complex than Campy, but do-able. Probably the hardest
part is finding small parts as Shimano doesn't sell them. Good Luck

link: http://www.norvil.net/pedal/service/...ti/removal.php

DA link:
http://www.norvil.net/pedal/service/...9sti/strip.php

Ultegra link:
http://www.norvil.net/pedal/service/...9sti/strip.php

bfd,
Thanks for the links. This particular repair doesn't require any
disassembly, thankfully.
Did get a replacement screw, but it didn't come from Shimano. Took the
matching one to River City Bicycles here in Portland - after several minutes
of not finding the correct part, the mechanic found a correct thread,
correct head, incorrect length screw, ground it to the right length, gave it
to me, and wouldn't take any money for his trouble!
Continuing to be a fan of LBSs,
Kerry