What about cutting the cable off flush and drilling down with a fine drill bit partway into the cable head and tapping it with a hammer, or perhaps using a very fine nail as a tap, holding it with pliers and striking the nail with a hammer. Have you tried soaking it in boiling water?
Russell Duncan Saratoga WY On Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 7:17:27 PM UTC-6 Pam Bikes wrote: > Tried the awl, then a small drill bit from behind then the guy at REI put > it in a vise and used a hammer and small punch to get it out. This is a > silver shifter that is ever so slightly smaller hole for the cable head. > Thanks all for your help! > > p.s. Now I have yet another front shifter w/another broken power ratchet. > UGH! Maybe I can make one good one from the 3 broken ones but how to keep > it all together? The plate w/the pressfit looking rivet - how do I do that? > > On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 9:37:05 PM UTC-4 Ian A wrote: > >> I had this very problem, and the cable head eventually freed with >> persistent prodding with an awl. A search on the Triathlon forum showed >> others had the same issue and soaking the cable in lube/oil/WD40 overnight >> seems a good idea. >> >> >> https://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/Wrench_help!__Cable_stuck_in_bar_end_shifter_P3348164/ >> >> IanA >> On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 7:17:34 PM UTC-6 Pam Bikes wrote: >> >>> I'm pushing it w/pliers and it is stuck. Not moving at all. I put it >>> in the freezer hoping it'll come out tomorrow. Any other ideas? I need to >>> use this shifter lever and this cable is too short. >>> >>> On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 9:15:04 PM UTC-4 Michael Connors wrote: >>> >>>> Try leaving a 1-2 inch tail and using a pliers to twist it and push it >>>> out >>>> >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/94ca4954-42a2-40be-9f5b-6b883ba32415n%40googlegroups.com.
