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maintenance of Shimano Index shifting
My wife's shifting on her 21 speed is getting rough. What type of
maintenance can I perform? I took off the plastic cover and everything is bolted together inside. I sprayed some synthetic oil in there and it seems to have made a bit of difference. Short of a rebuild by a bike shop any more hints? |
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maintenance of Shimano Index shifting
Papa4x wrote, On 4/15/2009 3:05 PM:
My wife's shifting on her 21 speed is getting rough. What type of maintenance can I perform? I took off the plastic cover and everything is bolted together inside. I sprayed some synthetic oil in there and it seems to have made a bit of difference. Short of a rebuild by a bike shop any more hints? Papa, Leave you shifters alone, most likely they are ok. Poor shifting is usually caused by crud buildup or corrosion on the shifter cables. Clean and lubricate them or consider replacing the cables altogether. Another cause is dirt buildup in the pivots of the derailers. Clean and lubricate everything before touching the shifter mechanisms. Best of luck. -- Paul D Oosterhout I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC) |
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maintenance of Shimano Index shifting
Why don't you let your wife take responsibility for maintaining her
own bike? The LAST thing women need is men following around behind them, cleaning up their stuff. She needs to develop her mechanical skills, and you're not doing her any favors by allowing her to avoid doing so. |
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