RoxGirl77
09-05-2003, 06:38 PM
The more mechanically inclined I become, the more I realize my bike needs work!!!
Today as I was attempting to re-tweak the tension on my front derailleur cable when things start going all weird. I ended up taking my entire shifter apart cuz the cable had gotten jammed between the two peices of plastic that hold the damn thing together. It looks like the little metal ball on teh end of the cable has wore away at the plastic housing it is supposed to sit in and now doesn't fit nicely in there anymore. It keeps jumping out.
Would I be able to buy one new shifter (I'm planning on buying a new bike anyways, I just need to make this one sellable) or should I consider replacing both? Will that be an expensive investment? (I only need the left shifter, the one that moves the chain over the chain rings)
Thanks... Jessica
Today as I was attempting to re-tweak the tension on my front derailleur cable when things start going all weird. I ended up taking my entire shifter apart cuz the cable had gotten jammed between the two peices of plastic that hold the damn thing together. It looks like the little metal ball on teh end of the cable has wore away at the plastic housing it is supposed to sit in and now doesn't fit nicely in there anymore. It keeps jumping out.
Would I be able to buy one new shifter (I'm planning on buying a new bike anyways, I just need to make this one sellable) or should I consider replacing both? Will that be an expensive investment? (I only need the left shifter, the one that moves the chain over the chain rings)
Thanks... Jessica