Repair Guide / Shifter See also:
Bicycle Shifter Tutorials
Video tutorials about gear shifter maintenance and repair.
Repair Guide / Shifter Shifter Forums:
- Plastic gripshift
- Skipping gears in the rear and chain rubbing in the front
- Gear cables either too loose or too tight, never in between…
- Down Shifting intermittent
- Can't Shift From Small Up To Big Ring
- MTB thumb shifter
- Front derailleur springs off big chainring
- Looking for a part !
- Rear Derailleurs And Down Tube Shifters
- Front Derailleur Won't Shift Up When Pedaling
- Rear derailure missing the 5th gear
- Gears aren't shifting
- Repair down tube shifter boss
- Replacing shifter on deore xt (x7)
- Front Derailleur Shifting
How To Replace an Inner Shift Cable
Remove the old inner shift wire and install a new one.
Cable, Derailleur, Front Derailleur, Rear Derailleur, Shifter
How To Recondition RapidFire Plus Shifters
Shows how to troubleshoot, clean and lubricate RapidFire-style index shift levers.
Gears, Shifter
How To Replace a GripShift Cable
Learn how to disassemble and reassemble a twist shifter to replace the inner shift cable.
Cable, Shifter
How To Shift Your Gears
Learn how to use your full range of gears: applies to 21, 24, and 27 speed shift systems.
Derailleur, Drivetrain, Gears, Shifter
How To Lubricate Brake and Shift Cables
Cable lubrication is recommended, especially if you ride in the rain or have old cable housings.
Brake, Cable, Lubrication, Oil, Shifter
Recommended Tools:
- Hozan 4th Hand
Grasps the inner cable and pulls it tight. - Shimano TL-CT10
Designed specifically for bicycle cables and casing. - Metric Wrenches
The MW-SET includes 6mm to 15mm box/open end wrenches. - Park Screwdrivers
Four shop grade screwdrivers in one handy set. - Tri-Flow Oil
Light viscosity allows for deep penetration into moving parts. - Park OBW-3
This 14mm offset brake wrench can be used in very tight places. - Starter Tool Kit
11 genuine Park Tool products & a custom Park Tool toolbox. - Advanced Tool Kit
The AK-37 includes all the most frequently used tools.
