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long lever return spring on Dura Ace STI levers
Listed among my many faults is the desire to take things apart that I
shouldn't, like the above shift/brake levers. I got it back together but now the long lever doesn't spring back into position after shifting up into larger rear cogs. The long lever return spring is located under the grey plastic cover on the front of the lever. It fit in nicely when I reassembled it but it wasn't under any tension. My question is: Is this spring supposed to be wound up or under tension or does anyone have any other advice? The shimano pdf shows how to disassemble the rear (brake) part of the levers and says not to open the front part. (So why did they put a big screw there?) My LBM just laughs and makes cash register noises. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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long lever return spring on Dura Ace STI levers
"richdavis" wrote in message ... Listed among my many faults is the desire to take things apart that I shouldn't, like the above shift/brake levers. I got it back together but now the long lever doesn't spring back into position after shifting up into larger rear cogs. The long lever return spring is located under the grey plastic cover on the front of the lever. It fit in nicely when I reassembled it but it wasn't under any tension. My question is: Is this spring supposed to be wound up or under tension or does anyone have any other advice? The shimano pdf shows how to disassemble the rear (brake) part of the levers and says not to open the front part. (So why did they put a big screw there?) My LBM just laughs and makes cash register noises. Here are two sites that may be helpful in solving your problem, otherwise I agree with your LBS, be prepared to fork out some dough, cha-ching....Good Luck http://www.cyclingforum.com/features...IdisDetail.doc http://www.billcotton.com/sti_shifter_repair.htm |
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long lever return spring on Dura Ace STI levers
"richdavis" schreef in bericht ... Listed among my many faults is the desire to take things apart that I shouldn't, like the above shift/brake levers. I got it back together but now the long lever doesn't spring back into position after shifting up into larger rear cogs. The long lever return spring is located under the grey plastic cover on the front of the lever. It fit in nicely when I reassembled it but it wasn't under any tension. My question is: Is this spring supposed to be wound up or under tension or does anyone have any other advice? The shimano pdf shows how to disassemble the rear (brake) part of the levers and says not to open the front part. (So why did they put a big screw there?) My LBM just laughs and makes cash register noises. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com Yes the spring should be woud up a little. About three quarter of a turn.put the spring in the holes, one in the grey plastic cover and the one in the front of the lever. now turn the cover under slight preasure, so the spring can't leave the holes until it''s in upright position and fit the square iron bit.The hard part is. Find out how the spring should be. (two choises) finding out witch holes to use (two choises) turnning the cover whitout teh spring leaving the holes turning the cover in upright position with the cover hole slipping over the square iron bit before being upright Good luck, It can be don, but not at ones, just keep trying (sorry for my poor english, i'm dutch.) |
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long lever return spring on Dura Ace STI levers
"richdavis" wrote in message
... -snip some small part in my DA STi- bfd wrote: Here are two sites that may be helpful in solving your problem, otherwise I agree with your LBS, be prepared to fork out some dough, cha-ching....Good Luck http://www.cyclingforum.com/features...IdisDetail.doc http://www.billcotton.com/sti_shifter_repair.htm Good time to consider an Ergo conversion. Ergos & a rear Campagnolo changer can sum to less than DA STi levers. And Ergo are _easily_ rebuilt. hats off to Mr Cotton but really. . . -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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long lever return spring on Dura Ace STI levers
andy- Good time to consider an Ergo conversion. Ergos & a rear
Campagnolo changer can sum to less than DA STi levers. And Ergo are _easily_ rebuilt. BRBR $400 plus for 2004 DA LEVERS...yikes.... Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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