Servicing Shifters

Have you tried lubing the shifter pivot points, and the cable itself?

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Do shifters need to be serviced? Specifically Shimano LX ones (9 Speed variety from circa 2001)

And if so how do you do this?

I have noticed a my shifting getting harder on an LX equipped bike I have (mainly the rear gears).
even after putting a new gear cable on. I

thought

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it might be the rear mech, but I have recently put on a new XT rear derailleur (plus new cables
and outers) and the shifting is still fairly stiff.

It shifts accurately, but you need a bit of force to make it change, particularly when changing
into lower (bigger gears).

I recently bought a second bike with an LX drive train, and the first

thing

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I noticed was how light and fast the shifting was....The merest flick with my thumb sent the chain
jumping up three cogs like that....

I have seen parts for shimano shifter pods available on some internet bike shops, and was
wondering if anyone could shed some light on shifter pod maintenance......

Jeremy

Watimena <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Do shifters need to be serviced? Specifically Shimano LX ones (9 Speed variety from circa 2001)

And if so how do you do this?

I have noticed a my shifting getting harder on an LX equipped bike I have (mainly the rear gears).
even after putting a new gear cable on. I

thought

Quoted message said:

it might be the rear mech, but I have recently put on a new XT rear derailleur (plus new cables
and outers) and the shifting is still fairly stiff.

It shifts accurately, but you need a bit of force to make it change, particularly when changing
into lower (bigger gears).

I recently bought a second bike with an LX drive train, and the first

thing

Quoted message said:

I noticed was how light and fast the shifting was....The merest flick with my thumb sent the chain
jumping up three cogs like that....

I have seen parts for shimano shifter pods available on some internet bike shops, and was
wondering if anyone could shed some light on shifter pod maintenance......

Jeremy

Hey Jeremy!

This is what I'd do - take the cover off the shifters, remove the cable. Liberally soak the
internals with something like WD 40, and work them through the range quite a few times. Give them
another good squirt to wash any dirty gunk off and leave them to dry. Fill them with a good thin
waterproof grease, taking care to work it right into all the contacting moving parts, put cables
back in, re-fit the covers taking care to have the 'indicators' correctly located (if your pods have
them), and you should be good to go.

I do this from the start with new shifters, and my Deore ones are in excellent smooth light shifting
condition after 18 or so months heavy use, with zero re-lubing.

HTH!

Shaun aRe

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Watimena <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Do shifters need to be serviced? Specifically Shimano LX ones (9 Speed variety from circa 2001)

And if so how do you do this?

I have noticed a my shifting getting harder on an LX equipped bike I

have

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(mainly the rear gears). even after putting a new gear cable on. I

thought

Quoted message said:

it might be the rear mech, but I have recently put on a new XT rear derailleur (plus new cables
and outers) and the shifting is still fairly stiff.

It shifts accurately, but you need a bit of force to make it change, particularly when changing
into lower (bigger gears).

I recently bought a second bike with an LX drive train, and the first

thing

Quoted message said:

I noticed was how light and fast the shifting was....The merest flick

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my thumb sent the chain jumping up three cogs like that....

I have seen parts for shimano shifter pods available on some internet

bike

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

shops, and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on shifter pod maintenance......

Jeremy

Hey Jeremy!

This is what I'd do - take the cover off the shifters, remove the cable. Liberally soak the
internals with something like WD 40, and work them through the range quite a few times. Give them
another good squirt to wash any dirty gunk off and leave them to dry. Fill them with a good thin
waterproof grease, taking care to work it right into all the contacting moving parts, put cables
back in, re-fit the covers taking care to have

the

Quoted message said:

'indicators' correctly located (if your pods have them), and you should be good to go.

I do this from the start with new shifters, and my Deore ones are in excellent smooth light
shifting condition after 18 or so months heavy use, with zero re-lubing.

HTH!

Shaun aRe

Then again, so are my XT shifters after probably the same if not more time, and I *MAYBE* dribbled
some teflon lube in there once. If it ain't broke, don't fix it... or break it so you can 😉 Worth a
try if they're nasty tho.

Jon Bond

It COULD be that you're shifting too late? Are you shifting during a climb (you shouldn't) or before
(as you should be)?

That may be your answer.

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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Watimena <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Do shifters need to be serviced? Specifically Shimano LX ones (9

Speed

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variety from circa 2001)

And if so how do you do this?

I have noticed a my shifting getting harder on an LX equipped bike I

have

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(mainly the rear gears). even after putting a new gear cable on. I

thought

Quoted message said:

it might be the rear mech, but I have recently put on a new XT rear derailleur (plus new
cables and outers) and the shifting is still

fairly

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

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stiff.

It shifts accurately, but you need a bit of force to make it change, particularly when
changing into lower (bigger gears).

I recently bought a second bike with an LX drive train, and the first

thing

Quoted message said:

I noticed was how light and fast the shifting was....The merest flick

with

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

my thumb sent the chain jumping up three cogs like that....

I have seen parts for shimano shifter pods available on some internet

bike

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

shops, and was wondering if anyone could shed some light on shifter

pod

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maintenance......

Jeremy

Hey Jeremy!

This is what I'd do - take the cover off the shifters, remove the cable. Liberally soak the
internals with something like WD 40, and work them through the range quite a few times. Give
them another good squirt to

wash

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

any dirty gunk off and leave them to dry. Fill them with a good thin waterproof grease, taking
care to work it right into all the contacting moving parts, put cables back in, re-fit the
covers taking care to have

the

Quoted message said:

'indicators' correctly located (if your pods have them), and you should

be

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

good to go.

I do this from the start with new shifters, and my Deore ones are in excellent smooth light
shifting condition after 18 or so months heavy

use,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

with zero re-lubing.

HTH!

Shaun aRe

Then again, so are my XT shifters after probably the same if not more

time,

Quoted message said:

and I *MAYBE* dribbled some teflon lube in there once. If it ain't broke, don't fix it... or break
it so you can 😉 Worth a try if they're nasty tho.

Jon Bond

"Watimena" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Do shifters need to be serviced? Specifically Shimano LX ones (9 Speed variety from circa 2001)

And if so how do you do this?

I have noticed a my shifting getting harder on an LX equipped bike I have (mainly the rear gears).
even after putting a new gear cable on. I

thought

You said you replaced cable, but you didn't mention housing. Make sure you get lined housing,
although almost all have that anyways.

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"Shaun Rimmer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hey Jeremy!

This is what I'd do - take the cover off the shifters, remove the cable. Liberally soak the
internals with something like WD 40, and work them through the range quite a few times. Give
them another good squirt to

wash

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

any dirty gunk off and leave them to dry. Fill them with a good thin waterproof grease, taking
care to work it right into all the contacting moving parts, put cables back in, re-fit the
covers taking care to have

the

Quoted message said:

'indicators' correctly located (if your pods have them), and you should

be

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

good to go.

I do this from the start with new shifters, and my Deore ones are in excellent smooth light
shifting condition after 18 or so months heavy

use,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

with zero re-lubing.

HTH!

Shaun aRe

Then again, so are my XT shifters after probably the same if not more

time,

Quoted message said:

and I *MAYBE* dribbled some teflon lube in there once. If it ain't broke, don't fix it... or break
it so you can 😉 Worth a try if they're nasty tho.

If they're stiff, it's likely they're gummed up - dried up lube/dust etc. WD 40 will dissolve that
and flush it out, the grease helps keep the [censored] out and away from the moving parts while providing
lubrication.

Shaun aRe - If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.