Please!
I'm trying to replace the gear cables on my bike and everything was going fine until I removed the old cable from the rear shifter. Now the shift paddles have stopped working. The shifter is stuck in the lowest position and I can't get the bottom paddle (ie the longer, thumb-operated one on the bottom used to shift up the cassette) to do anything. It'll move a bit but it doesn't engage and click. There should be 4 consecutive clicks to a full stroke but I'm not even getting the first one. Initial thought was a stuck pawl so I've sprayed degreaser through it, but still nothing.
I'm working on the principle that taking it apart will be shifter death as innumerable microscopic components spring free all over the shed…
Any advice? (it's an XT M760 shifter)
Cheers,
SC