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Shifters Broken?
I just put new housing and cable on my bike for brakes/derailleurs.
After hooking up the rear derailleur, and tensioning the cable, I noticed that the derailleur wasn't moving at all. I removed tension from the derailleur and held the cable with my hand. Again, the shifters were not moving the cable(loose or tight). Although I can still hear clicks on upshift and downshift, are the shifters hosed? I have Tiagra. Thanks, Kerry |
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"bicycle" wrote:
I just put new housing and cable on my bike for brakes/derailleurs. After hooking up the rear derailleur, and tensioning the cable, I noticed that the derailleur wasn't moving at all. I removed tension from the derailleur and held the cable with my hand. Again, the shifters were not moving the cable(loose or tight). Although I can still hear clicks on upshift and downshift, are the shifters hosed? I have Tiagra. If they were working before you started replacing cables, it's probably something you did. When removing the old shift wires you should first shift to the position with the least tension (e.g., the smallest cog in the back). Then (after removing the old cable), when you pull the brake lever back, you should be able to see a hole where you thread the new gear wire. I think you may not have threaded the new wire properly. Can you remove the wire? If so, you might want to start over. See: http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/lever.shtml Art Harris |
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Art:
I am pretty sure it was in installed correctly. Regardless, I have pulled it out an reinstalled it. But as a check, I removed the housing from the shifter so that only the cable is visible. If I pull it taut by hand, then perform the shifting, shouldn't I be able to feel the shifters pulling or loosening tension? |
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After looking at it REALLY closely, Art you were right - thank god.
Apparently there is a little slotted sleeve within the shifter. If you do not thread the cable through the shifter sleever, the shifters will shift, but not pull cable. Weird since I was able to completely seat the cable. Thanks Art for your help. Kerry |
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bicycle wrote:
I just put new housing and cable on my bike for brakes/derailleurs. After hooking up the rear derailleur, and tensioning the cable, I noticed that the derailleur wasn't moving at all. I removed tension from the derailleur and held the cable with my hand. Again, the shifters were not moving the cable(loose or tight). Although I can still hear clicks on upshift and downshift, are the shifters hosed? I have Tiagra. Uh, it is possible to miss the cable carrier when you slide the wire through the lever. When you shift to high gear, can you see the wire head in its carrier? I assume it was shifting before you put the new wire in, right? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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