Skibbe
05-08-2006, 08:54 AM
I seem to have a shifter cable problem, and may have located it... but need a second opinion.
2nd and 4th gear don't engage properly. I know these are pushing on the front-back selector cable. I can get it into gear for 2nd or 4th, but then there is a lot of extra movement available to keep pulling on the shifter after the gear is engaged. Besides that, front/back is very mushy.
I noticed that the transmission side of that cable seems might be broken. The cable inside is fine, but there are two parts of the sheave near the end. The first is the main sheave running the length of the cable up to the soft metal crimped 'bushing' that catches in the trans cable mount. Then from there to the end of the cable, there is another sheave that looks like it should also be attached to the metal bushing and crimped in place, but it has come out. It's not as simple as pushing it back into the metal bushing though, as it doesn't catch on anything.
So, I picked up another set of cables thinking I'd just replace the cable. The other used set has a loose end sheave as well... Are they both bad? Or am I way off base and something else is causing the mushy shifting?
2nd and 4th gear don't engage properly. I know these are pushing on the front-back selector cable. I can get it into gear for 2nd or 4th, but then there is a lot of extra movement available to keep pulling on the shifter after the gear is engaged. Besides that, front/back is very mushy.
I noticed that the transmission side of that cable seems might be broken. The cable inside is fine, but there are two parts of the sheave near the end. The first is the main sheave running the length of the cable up to the soft metal crimped 'bushing' that catches in the trans cable mount. Then from there to the end of the cable, there is another sheave that looks like it should also be attached to the metal bushing and crimped in place, but it has come out. It's not as simple as pushing it back into the metal bushing though, as it doesn't catch on anything.
So, I picked up another set of cables thinking I'd just replace the cable. The other used set has a loose end sheave as well... Are they both bad? Or am I way off base and something else is causing the mushy shifting?