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John Henderson
Guest
My son's bike is fitted with Shimano Deore SL-M510 rapidfire
gear levers.
The left-hand cable (for front derailleur) has snapped off
within the rapidfire mechanism. The few mm of frayed cable
remaining have helped jam the head of the cable firmly within
the mechanism.
The mechanism is shown at http://tinyurl.com/cl39k and I have
removed all parts shown as removable in that diagram. But I
can't get the head of the old cable out. I'm unable to get
anything into the small hole to grip it. And pushing a fine
rod in from the wire end just seems to jam the frayed ends
tighter into the housing.
Without advice, I'd like to avoid further disassembly at this
stage, because the mechanism bears an uncanny resemblance to
intricate clockwork.
Short of taking the whole thing to our LBS, any advice on the
way forward from here is appreciated. I prefer to buy parts,
but be otherwise mechanically self-sufficient. I carry spare
gear cables and tools when cycle touring, for example.
John
gear levers.
The left-hand cable (for front derailleur) has snapped off
within the rapidfire mechanism. The few mm of frayed cable
remaining have helped jam the head of the cable firmly within
the mechanism.
The mechanism is shown at http://tinyurl.com/cl39k and I have
removed all parts shown as removable in that diagram. But I
can't get the head of the old cable out. I'm unable to get
anything into the small hole to grip it. And pushing a fine
rod in from the wire end just seems to jam the frayed ends
tighter into the housing.
Without advice, I'd like to avoid further disassembly at this
stage, because the mechanism bears an uncanny resemblance to
intricate clockwork.
Short of taking the whole thing to our LBS, any advice on the
way forward from here is appreciated. I prefer to buy parts,
but be otherwise mechanically self-sufficient. I carry spare
gear cables and tools when cycle touring, for example.
John