Rear Derailleur Cable

My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

On Dec 15, 6:46*pm, Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

Remove the old cable from the shifter and compare. If you do not have
the RD cable, look at the FD shifter cable by un-doing at the
derailleur and slide the cable up out of the shifter to compare end
shapes.
Hope this helps.
Coz

Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Dec 15, 6:56*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

--
Andrew Muzi
* www.yellowjersey.org/
* Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Thanks Andrew, I've tried pushing it in backwards and neither seems to
fit particularly well. When I look at the front shifter, the cable end
housing is totally different. I have another 9 speed DA bike that is
different again (a plastic cover) and my 10 speed.....well, you get
the picture.
Thanks again for the advice.
Phil H

On Dec 15, 7:56*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

Single sided Campy with a plain end are my favorite. Easy to thread,
and they fit in nearly all shifters. The Jagwire ones are fine.

On Dec 15, 6:56*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H

Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

--
Andrew Muzi
* www.yellowjersey.org/
* Open every day since 1 April, 1971

There is something not right with this. I've replaced the cable and it
doesn't shift. It just pulls the cable back and for without clicking
to hold the shift. It will click once with the smaller lever and then
click once with the larger lever but nothing shifts. I'm obviously
missing something.
Phil H

Phil H wrote:
On Dec 15, 6:56 pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H
Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

There is something not right with this. I've replaced the cable and it
doesn't shift. It just pulls the cable back and for without clicking
to hold the shift. It will click once with the smaller lever and then
click once with the larger lever but nothing shifts. I'm obviously
missing something.


Look inside. If the cable carrier wasn't fully returned when
you slipped in the new wire, you may have missed the carrier
altogether.
Compare to view inside the other lever for example

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Dec 17, 1:47*pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
On Dec 15, 6:56 pm, AMuzi wrote:
Phil H wrote:
My cable snapped so I buy a new one from my LBS. It has different
sized ends being shimano/campy compatible. Trouble is, you have to cut
one of the ends off before you can thread it and its not obvious which
is the shimano sized end. Anyone know this? This is a 9 speed DA rear
shifter.
Phil H
Shimano ends are larger, 4.5mm. The traditional size, 4mm,
is still used by Campagnolo.

Get in the habit of sticking the cable head in your lever
backwards before starting the job. It should not be tight.
Once you jam a fat gear wire head in a Campagnolo lever
you'll know why. Nasty to get back out.

Short answer= Either end is OK in a Shimano lever.

--
Andrew Muzi
* www.yellowjersey.org/
* Open every day since 1 April, 1971

There is something not right with this. I've replaced the cable and it
doesn't shift. It just pulls the cable back and for without clicking
to hold the shift. It will click once with the smaller lever and then
click once with the larger lever but nothing shifts. I'm obviously
missing something.

Look inside. If the cable carrier wasn't fully returned when
you slipped in the new wire, you may have missed the carrier
altogether.
Compare to view inside the other lever for example

--
Andrew Muzi
* www.yellowjersey.org/
* Open every day since 1 April, 1971- Hide quoted text -

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Wow, now I'm getting there. The old cable end was inside the shifter
preventing it from moving. I've managed to work it around and
eventually got it out. Boy, this is a bad design for a broken cable.
I'm now able to replace it with the new cable and everything should
work properly.
Thanks again for your expertise.
Phil H