Roger20
Active member
Gearchange is getting a bit sticky now after 3500 miles.
Service and Tech workbook seems to relate to installation before the motor is fitted, but not necessarily after. I've fitted a rear hose for Hope brakes using the SRAM barb but will this work on a gear cable? A video I saw suggested this alternative method :-
* cut the inner cable at the mech but leave in place at the lever
* pull the outer cable back through the frame from the mech end
* push the new outer cable from the mech end through the chainstay and then up through the frame to the lever using the inner as a guide
* remove the old inner cable from the lever end and replace with the new one, putting a new ferrule on the outer
Two issues come to mind. Firstly, will the new outer run through the frame without removing the shock and slackening the cable guides behind? Secondly, will the new outer cable snag on the cut end whilst pushing through the frame? Would it be better putting the new inner through the old outer first before pulling the old outer through to stop the inner snagging.
Am I on the right lines - anyone done this?
Service and Tech workbook seems to relate to installation before the motor is fitted, but not necessarily after. I've fitted a rear hose for Hope brakes using the SRAM barb but will this work on a gear cable? A video I saw suggested this alternative method :-
* cut the inner cable at the mech but leave in place at the lever
* pull the outer cable back through the frame from the mech end
* push the new outer cable from the mech end through the chainstay and then up through the frame to the lever using the inner as a guide
* remove the old inner cable from the lever end and replace with the new one, putting a new ferrule on the outer
Two issues come to mind. Firstly, will the new outer run through the frame without removing the shock and slackening the cable guides behind? Secondly, will the new outer cable snag on the cut end whilst pushing through the frame? Would it be better putting the new inner through the old outer first before pulling the old outer through to stop the inner snagging.
Am I on the right lines - anyone done this?