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Tiagra 4700 left sfifter doesn't down shift
The cable looked fine. A small pawl is failing to catch. A squirt of lube helped for a couple of shifts but then nothing. The pawl moves freely but its spring seems weak. I haven't tried fitting a new cable as the pawl doesn't catch even with the old cable removed
So I think it's new shifter time. But I thought I'd check if I'd missed anything obvious
I have an event this weekend that would ideally be ridden on this bike
does the front mech move freely?
Yes the front mech is fine. The spring feels quite heavy but friction wise it’s fine
I had this with a set of shifters i had retrieved from someone's bin for a single speed project which then acquired gears. wd40/gt85 soaked over night and then flushed the following day. New cable and works fine.
I think it’s dead. I’ll order the last one from wiggle.
I threaded the cable but kid not releasing even under a light load
Cheers folks