Hello MTR — I've disassembled Silver shifters for repairs but have not had one of the cover plates pop off on its own like yours. That is some brave free-hand drilling you've depicted!
I've found the plates are relatively easy to re-install and can be pressure fit or set into place with a vise or a hammer. Getting them as flat as you can beforehand helps. If I had your lever in my shop here's what I would do. 1: Remove the shift cable and set aside to reinstall 2: Remove the lever from the shifter pod, paying careful attention to the order the washers, bolts and other loose bits are installed 3: While the cover plate is free inspect the spring, pawl and ratchet for corrosion. Clean with a stiff brush if necessary and reinstall. Be careful with the spring, they're very tiny and can fly across your shop in the blink of an eye! 4: Take the freed lever and press the cover plate back over the shifter body by hand 5: Seat the cover plate by clamping it tightly with a bench vise *or *tapping it into place with a piece of hardwood between the plate and the hammer 6: If the plate doesn't look like it wants to stay in place I might add a very small amount of epoxy in a spot that will not interfere with the internal ratchet mechanisms 7: Reinstall the lever, reinstall the cable. Just my take, let us know how your screw fix works. On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 1:03:29 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: > Looks good! It shouldn't come loose, nothing is acting on it to loosen it. > > JohnS > > On Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:19:14 PM UTC-5 MTR wrote: > >> Posting my repair >> >> I used the smallest sheet metal screw I could find at Ace 3/32 inch and >> the matching drill bit to drill perpendicular through the shifter. If I did >> it again I would've removed the shift cable to not damage it when drilling, >> but leaving it in seemed to work ok too. >> >> The sheet metal screw tapped into the aluminum shifter pretty easily with >> just a little persuasion and seems to be holding pretty well. If it strips >> or comes loose I'll run a small machine bolt through with a nylock nut. >> >> >> >> [image: IMG_3929.jpeg][image: IMG_3931.jpeg] >> >> On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 1:27:08 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: >> >>> That's what I would do. I don't think there's any other options. >>> >>> JohnS >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 13, 2023 at 10:04:11 PM UTC-5 MTR wrote: >>> >>>> I have a set Dia Comp knockoff silver shifters that have partially >>>> broken, I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on how to fix them. See >>>> the attached pictures to see how they're broken. >>>> >>>> I thought for repair would be to drill a tiny hole and thread a screw >>>> in there to hold it together. >>>> >>>> Does anybody have any ideas?[image: IMG_3917 Large.jpeg][image: >>>> IMG_3918 Large.jpeg] >>>> >>> -- 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/0b2f2496-ac78-47e0-9da7-839fbc195c96n%40googlegroups.com.
