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 coming apart. But maybe the spring is the problem. I have several so I'll sacrifice one. I'd like to be able to repair them. Thanks again!
On Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 4:31:45 PM UTC-4 maxcr wrote: > Take a look at page 61 of the 2006 Rivendell catalog > <https://notfine.com/rivreader/Catalogs/Rivendell%20Catalog%202006%20No%2018%20Frames.pdf> > - > I imagine that spring can give up? If that's the problem, maybe there a way > to buy a spare from Grainger or something like that? > Max > [image: shifter.jpg] > > On Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 4:26:45 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > >> 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 sure what it is as the Suntours I have screws. TMI here but ..... If >> you're handy with a drill you could use a drill and drill a small hole in >> the center of the riven and tap it for a small screw. You'd have to go to >> hardware store to find one. That may seem like a lot of work for a shifter, >> maybe not, it depends on how much one likes to monkey around .... >> heeheeehee. Gitarzan baby ! If anyone catches what that word refers to >> word, you get a cookie ! >> >> I also note that in the video they show the lever being tightened, and >> tightened again, like really tight. I've never tightened any of these >> levers like that since my first pair in 1983, which I still have and are >> working. I only tighten them enough to hold the shift, no more.. If it >> doesn't hold the shift, I don't tighten it more from where it is, I loosen >> it completely and then tighten it just a bit more than before. It's all by >> feel, with finesse. >> >> >> -- 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/588b5e83-5b5f-4f51-b2e4-f3877eaa8a25n%40googlegroups.com.
