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rory161192
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 Posted: Mon 19th May 8:44pm Post subject: Cable Replacement On 2008 X.9 Shifters. |
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Am i missing something? or is this the hardest mechanical operation i have ever endeavored to execute?
The curvng of the cable round the red circle is immensely hard without fraying your cable so far down it renders it useless? Im really ssiped off, 3 cables down and still none in the shifter. Please help. 
Edit: If anyone says "shimano FTW" or "should have bought shimano" you will be shot.
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Wobbler
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:48pm Post subject: |
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poke cable end into red/blue thing
cable comes out the end
enjoy?
Tried assisting it around a corner with a toothpick or something?
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Owen
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:50pm Post subject: |
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Shimano FTW!!!!!
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rory161192
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:52pm Post subject: |
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yep, just helps in fraying it further. The corner that the cable needs to get around is at such an acute angle it makes it extremely hard to get the cable round.
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Wobbler
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:55pm Post subject: |
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then you are doing something wrong, I've replaced mine a few times and only ever had issues once, and then it took a couple of pokes, no idea how you are fraying them
take it to a bike shop....
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Mr_Bob
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:57pm Post subject: |
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If you think thats hard, try doing a SRAM roadie shifter 
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rory161192
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:57pm Post subject: |
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i work in a bike shop! i have replaced them before on both SRAM and shimno, its a breeze. These however are proving rather difficult!
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Wobbler
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:58pm Post subject: |
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remind me not to go to your bike shop then
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rory161192
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 8:59pm Post subject: |
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Thats it, im trying again. 
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rory161192
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 9:04pm Post subject: |
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Huzaar! I win!
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Butch
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 9:05pm Post subject: |
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Sram 3, Rory 1
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musket
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 9:11pm Post subject: |
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Have you shifted the mechanism all the way back?
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rory161192
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| Posted: Mon 19th May 9:33pm Post subject: |
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Indeed i had mr musket, although the angle corner isnt affected by the position of the mechanism.
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one_uknw
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It's a delicate, frustrating procedure. Esp considering the X.7 is so much more logical despite having inferior shifting ability. If I remember, shift right down, undo the screw on the bottom of the unit, holding it together coz it has a tendency to fall apart, and feed it carefully thru the loop in the spindle. Alternatively give it to ya local and it'll take 2 mins
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musket
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| rory161192 wrote: | | i work in a bike shop! i have replaced them before on both SRAM and shimno, its a breeze. These however are proving rather difficult! |
He is the local. Which is a worry.
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