Do these springs ever need replacing if they aren't broken? I have an older Record left shifter that I recently purchased used and immedately rebuilt with new G-springs, and now it doesn't want to stay on the big ring. I reopened the shifter, and found that I needed to tighten the spring a half turn, which made things a bit better, but it still slips a bit when it is at the end of it's travel. Basically, the spring tension of the shifter isn't equal to the spring tension of the front derailer when on the big ring.
Do I need to try to wind the spring tighter (don't think I can, but willing to try) or do I need to replace the spring?
Do these springs ever need replacing if they aren't broken? I have an older Record left shifter that I recently purchased used and immedately rebuilt with new G-springs, and now it doesn't want to stay on the big ring. I reopened the shifter, and found that I needed to tighten the spring a half turn, which made things a bit better, but it still slips a bit when it is at the end of it's travel. Basically, the spring tension of the shifter isn't equal to the spring tension of the front derailer when on the big ring.
Do I need to try to wind the spring tighter (don't think I can, but willing to try) or do I need to replace the spring?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jonathan
after putting the lever back together, before you install the spring..."shift' the lever to the big ring position, THEN, install the spring, inside notch into the 8 oclock position, wrap it around and onto the little notch on the outside of the body. That will maximize the tension of the spring.
Do these springs ever need replacing if they aren't broken? I have an older Record left shifter that I recently purchased used and immedately rebuilt with new G-springs, and now it doesn't want to stay on the big ring. I reopened the shifter, and found that I needed to tighten the spring a half turn, which made things a bit better, but it still slips a bit when it is at the end of it's travel. Basically, the spring tension of the shifter isn't equal to the spring tension of the front derailer when on the big ring.
Do I need to try to wind the spring tighter (don't think I can, but willing to try) or do I need to replace the spring?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jonathan
The part #EC-RE055 need to mate up with the metal protrusion in the shifter. When they mate up it's set at the proper set position. If you put the shifter back together without doing this then the FD will always want to pull to the left. When you took the G-spring carrier out you should have seen the metal rectagular protrusion I'm writing about. I finally got mine to mate up by threading the retainer bolt through and giving it a few turns with a hex wrench, I couldn't do it otherwise.
Do these springs ever need replacing if they aren't broken? I have an older Record left shifter that I recently purchased used and immedately rebuilt with new G-springs, and now it doesn't want to stay on the big ring. I reopened the shifter, and found that I needed to tighten the spring a half turn, which made things a bit better, but it still slips a bit when it is at the end of it's travel. Basically, the spring tension of the shifter isn't equal to the spring tension of the front derailer when on the big ring.
Do I need to try to wind the spring tighter (don't think I can, but willing to try) or do I need to replace the spring?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Jonathan
after putting the lever back together, before you install the spring..."shift' the lever to the big ring position, THEN, install the spring, inside notch into the 8 oclock position, wrap it around and onto the little notch on the outside of the body. That will maximize the tension of the spring.
That would be the 4 oclock position, for the notch in the thru bolt at the back, for the inside portion of the spring, before winding it around the shifter body.
