New rear gear cable fitted

[Rossco8854]

All fixed thanks for all the comments even though it was a waste of your time with my stupidity!! Winter bike is now ready for the road again

[gxaustin]

Cack handed wouldn't be in it, with the previous cable head still in place I jammed the new head in shifter so hard at the top of the ratchet thing that I now can't get it out, I have just watched a video on how to strip the lever whilst at the same time priced new ones online for a mechanic to fit..... wish me luck!!!

I did that once - I made a wire hook and using that while operating the lever I managed to get it out.
Best of luck

[nigelnightmare]

Come on "Fess up"!
What did you do wrong?...………

……….. And more importantly how did you fix it?

[Rossco8854]

Come on "Fess up"!
What did you do wrong?...………

……….. And more importantly how did you fix it?

A couple comments above. And I had to strip the entire lever in order to get the jammed cable head out of where I had forced it into. Lesson learnt hopefully

[nigelnightmare]

Ooops! missed that bit.
Glad you got it sorted.

[Rossco8854]

Not quite!! Now the bike won't go into the 3 big rings at the bike and also there is half a tooth movement in those rings if anyone has any ideas??

[cycleruk]

Not quite!! Now the bike won't go into the 3 big rings at the bike and also there is half a tooth movement in those rings if anyone has any ideas??

Disconnect the cable and see if the dérailleur will move, by hand, all the way over.
Pull the cable inner, again by hand, and check you get the right amount of "clicks" in the STI.

Regarding the cassette - are the 3 sprockets on a "carrier" ?
May just need the cassette tightening up.