Please take pictures next time. Of the before, during and after and how
you get the press fit plate back on.
Next, I'm trying to think of a padded sleeve to slip on the grip over the
bar end when I put it on the train. I'm hoping to cushion the blow and
absorb the impact w/some foam like
My drive-side Silver 1 shifter quit holding tension last week. This was
after two years of regular use on my most-ridden bike, a Sam Hillborne. I
swapped the shifter for a Silver 2 and kept on riding.
Last night, inspired by this thread, I took my shifter apart. Apologies
ahead of time but I
I took one apart. It's missing the little spring. Not sure where I can
find one. If anyone has one, I'd like to try to fix this one. The other
one I can't get apart to look at the innards but I think it was missing a
washer so maybe that was the problem. I think maybe it needed more
I just want to fix them if possible. I hate throwing stuff away. These
are definitely not set up errors as they were operable then after several
falls over the years they broke. They would work for years then break. I
can replace them and have but now I have several broken ones. I will
The OP has repeated that they are not mechanical. The thing that isn't
clear to me is whether the OP wants to be mechanical. If you have a bunch
of broken shifters, and want to learn how mechanical people visualize a
mechanism working and how they use that knowledge to diagnose and remedy
Thanks all for your comments. I think it's the press fit thing that holds
it together but I haven't gone beyond that. I'll take one apart and see.
I'm not mechanical so who would be able to put a screw in there for me? I
just need to know what to ask for. I can see the press fit thing
So I watched the video ... too bad they didn't show then removing the
cover. If wd-40 doesn't work I'd still remove the cover and inspect the
innards. This isn't a jet engine ! The cover may press back in or take a
little finagling. The head of the rivet may need sheered off, I can't say
for
Pam, I have lots of Suntour Power shifters, both downtube and thumb
versions and I've taken them all apart.. Those have a small screw that
allows the user to get into the ratchet. They aren't replaceable, but like
John mentioned you can flush and lube them with a light oil. I'm not sure
if
If that doesn't help, you could repurpose them as key chains. I did that
with some old Campy down tube shifters recently.
JohnS
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 9:05:13 AM UTC-4 JohnS wrote:
> Hello Pam,
>
> I had a problem with Suntour power shifters (ratchet mechanism just like
> the
Hello Pam,
I had a problem with Suntour power shifters (ratchet mechanism just like
the Silvers) which caused the ratchet to not work, sounded like it was
grinding or slipping. I found that by taking the shifter apart, cleaning
the washers and applying a thin coat of light oil helped. Worth a
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