A Muzi wrote:
>> What does a "hook bend probing tool" look like? Any pics on the web? One of these might help
>> me........
>>
>> I'm sure I didn't get the final coil spring done right on mine. Really baffles me, because I
>> seemingly wound it up as much as the mechanism could cope with (downshifting all the way first),
>> but the action is not as spring-loaded as when new. Shifting works but it's not as
>> nice'n'quick'n'easy as I would like.
>
>
> Here's Snap-On's assortment of picks and probes along with a bicycle mechanic's "pointy spoke"
> tool:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/POINTY.JPG
Thanks very much. I will make/get a suitable instrument of torture like one of those!
Not sure it will actually help though, because I believe I did manage to get the spring end in the
correct position with screwdriver & long-nose plyers, but it's still not right. I have wound it up
as much as reasonably possible - if I wind it round another turn, the shifter won't shift to all 9
positions (and I have downshifted all the way down before doing the spring). I can only assume there
must be something wrong with the spring itself or some part in the "guts", or my brain is incapable
of working it out (despite reading several different sets of instructions).
Anyway, for the time being, I'm coping alright with the not-very-spring-loaded shifters and won't be
attempting the job again for another few weeks/months. I've had enough now! One upside is that I
don't get too much over-shifting (on downshifts) - like I did with them brand new.
cheers ~PB (2001 9sp Ergos)