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Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

2240.0. "Rapid Fire shifters..." by SOLVIT::CAMPBELL_S () Fri Apr 10 1992 19:50

    
    Ok, so has anyone succesfully taken rapid fire shifters apart,
    lubricated them AND managed to get them back together.
    
    I haven't attempted it yet.  All the documentation seems to tell
    you NOT to take them apart???
    
    Any tips?
    
    Stew
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2240.1Warning: do not touchCOMET::VOITLFri Apr 10 1992 21:117
    Hey Stew,
    DON'T attempt this!  Just buy new ones.  A friend of mine tried to
    over-haul his XT stuff when it really didn't need it and he ended up
    throwing them away and buying newstuff.  Putting them back together is
    near to impossible.
                       Keep Pedallin'
                            Bob
2240.2STRATA::HUIMon Apr 13 1992 16:465
There are about 35 parts in the STI Rapid Fire system. I wouldn't touch it
unless it was broken.

Dave

2240.3CNTROL::MENTALMon Apr 13 1992 19:1311

	It is possible to take it apart and reassemble it, although not
	much fun. I've done it to unbend the lever.

	It won't do much good to take them apart if something's broken, 
	though, since Shimano won't sell you parts. They only sell them as 
	complete units.

	/ken

2240.4I may have to...SOLVIT::CAMPBELL_SMon Apr 13 1992 21:1312
    
    Thanks for the warnings.  I had read similar warnings on the Shimano
    documentation, but naturally figured that someone had tried it.  I may
    have to attempt something on them anyhow.  The levers have gotten a 
    bit "sticky".  The bottom one in particular tends to stay "pushed"
    after it is pushed, and has to be pulled back.  It's not broken but
    it it getting to be a pain.
    
    re: -.1  If it's possible to do are there any tips???
    
    Thanks!
    Stew
2240.5There are repair kits.NOVA::FISHERRdb/VMS DinosaurTue Apr 14 1992 09:476
    One of my STI's came "broken" and was replaced as waranty.  But the
    mechanic told me that Shimano had uncharacteristically sold STI repair
    kits.  I figure they'll stop selling repair kits just as the STI's
    start to wear out and have been replaced by STI-II.  :-)
    
    ed
2240.6sticky -or_bent- levers?DOGONE::WOODBURYTue Apr 14 1992 18:178
    Stew,
    
      If you stopped running into trees and flinging your bike
    into rocks at high speeds with only your body to protect it,
    the levers, shifters and brakes would probably work better...
    
    mud-man mark _who_has_trained_his_wicked_to_jump_in_front_of_his_
                   _body_thus_only_bending_crank_arms_etc_when_he_falls_