Shifted shifter

I had a Shimano 8s STI shifter in on consignment and some turkey
clicked it over so that I can no longer see the cable entry point (on
the drum) and can't see how to pull it back to insert the cable. Can
anyone out there who knows shimano stuff help me, or is it toast?
PS it worked fine prior to that.

"Mike Latondresse" wrote:
I had a Shimano 8s STI shifter in on consignment and some turkey
clicked it over so that I can no longer see the cable entry point (on
the drum) and can't see how to pull it back to insert the cable. Can
anyone out there who knows shimano stuff help me, or is it toast?
PS it worked fine prior to that.

Click the small inner lever several times. Then, when you pull back the
brake lever, you should see the entry point. You have to get it back to the
highest gear position.

Art Harris

Mike Latondresse wrote:
I had a Shimano 8s STI shifter in on consignment and some turkey
clicked it over so that I can no longer see the cable entry point (on
the drum) and can't see how to pull it back to insert the cable. Can
anyone out there who knows shimano stuff help me, or is it toast?
PS it worked fine prior to that.

Using the professional mechanic's favorite tool, a pointy
spoke, work it back while pressing the return lever.

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

A Muzi wrote in
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Mike Latondresse wrote:
I had a Shimano 8s STI shifter in on consignment and some turkey
clicked it over so that I can no longer see the cable entry point
(on the drum) and can't see how to pull it back to insert the
cable. Can anyone out there who knows shimano stuff help me, or
is it toast? PS it worked fine prior to that.

Using the professional mechanic's favorite tool, a pointy
spoke, work it back while pressing the return lever.


So I am right in assuming that there is no return spring in the
shifter and that it uses the derail(er)(eur) spring to return.

Mike Latondresse wrote:
I had a Shimano 8s STI shifter in on consignment and some turkey
clicked it over so that I can no longer see the cable entry point
(on the drum) and can't see how to pull it back to insert the
cable. Can anyone out there who knows shimano stuff help me, or
is it toast? PS it worked fine prior to that.

A Muzi wrote
Using the professional mechanic's favorite tool, a pointy
spoke, work it back while pressing the return lever.

Mike Latondresse wrote:
So I am right in assuming that there is no return spring in the
shifter and that it uses the derail(er)(eur) spring to return.

There are so many springs in there I'm hesitant to say but
it will need a push to return once it goes past high gear

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