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  • Gripshift & new cables
  • PTR
    Free Member

    I’ve just tried changing the gear cables on the boy’s bike, SRAM X3 gripshift. I downloaded the instructions and followed them, but I’m stuck. The old cable came out as instructed, but I’m damned if I can get then new one in. I’ve done loads of cable changes on Shimano rapidfire and thumbshifters, so thought “how hard can it be”, I’m assuming that I’ve missed something really simple. HELP!

    jedi
    Full Member

    shifted teh shifter so you can see the hole?

    PTR
    Free Member

    Yes, cable seems to be guided into a hole, but just gets stuck, it won’t turn the corner and exit the barrel adjuster.

    jedi
    Full Member

    push it!!

    PTR
    Free Member

    As simple as that, just brute force?!

    jedi
    Full Member

    hardly brute but it should just slide in round the bend

    jedi
    Full Member

    post pics. i only ever use gripshift

    PTR
    Free Member

    I’ll try and do pics tomorrow, off to bed now, thanks for the advice

    walleater
    Full Member

    They can be a bitch. Teh cable sometimes catches on the barrel adjuster so it’s worth removing that.

    cynic-al
    Free Member

    A wee bend in the end of the cable can help.

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