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Ok , so I am pleased with myself. I purchased a used triple STI lever to help a mate convert his bike to a triple with sensible gears for north Yorkshire and replace the compact set up existing on his bike (Raleigh Clubman). The set up worked for a bit but then stopped working properly so my mate took everything to the LBS - new levers they said. Broken lever.

I had a look at the broken STI and found that the 'release' pawl had broken. I had the old 'double' lever and thought I may be able to salvage a part from that. So I started by taking the triple lever to bits first to see if it could be done... Youtube helpful here. After working out how to do that. I took the double lever to bits and salvaged a working release pawl and moved it to the triple lever. So far its working perfectly!

Shame you can't really by spares for STIs as they are repairable. Mind you they say that Campagnolo Ergos are repairable - but you can't get the spares for them either... ah the throwaway society.

My top tip - heat the lever retaining screw (behind the front of the lever) to help loosen the locking compound - any other top tips?

Nice work! I've only half taken one STI apart to free a trapped nipple.

Tips? Only to keep them well lubed to stop the original lube drying out, which will cause many symptoms of a broken mechanism.

Tips? Bar end shifters.

I gave up on STIs because of failures, which I now think may have been down to lack of lube. What sort of lube do they need, and how do you get it in?

Trapped Nipple - nasty...

Lube - well they are plastered in a sticky grease inside and I imagine that over time this will both dry out and attract dust and gunk up. They are easy enough to lube though - just use a tiny screw driver to undo the screws to get access under the plastic covers (like in the attached photo). I cleaned them with a tooth brush and lubed with a dry lube chain oil - a little thinner than grease - but easy enough to top up.

Whatever you do, don't ever try 3in1 spary grease. Smells absolutely wonderful and would probably do you more good as a body lotion than for lubing any mechanism.

I'm now using a German branded motorcycle chain lube. Seems to be ok, so far.

semi-fluid spray grease seems to work OK.

Either too thick or too thin can cause troubles.

cheers

chain saw oil seems fine on my RSX changers. I have had no problems. But then these are neolithic changers so probably animal fat would also do

MGate wrote:Mind you they say that Campagnolo Ergos are repairable - but you can't get the spares for them either... ah the throwaway society.

For the later Ergos, it's true, but most of the earlier ones are repairable, and the parts are readily available too.

If you know where I can get Part EC-CE060 I'd be obliged Mick. Tried a few places. That's the plastic ratchet thing that usually gives up the ghost first in an Ergo.

MGate wrote:If you know where I can get Part EC-CE060 I'd be obliged Mick. Tried a few places. That's the plastic ratchet thing that usually gives up the ghost first in an Ergo.

If anyone has the part it will be Mercian, the Campag specialist, fogot his name, but he is very helpful

NUKe wrote:

MGate wrote:If you know where I can get Part EC-CE060 I'd be obliged Mick. Tried a few places. That's the plastic ratchet thing that usually gives up the ghost first in an Ergo.

If anyone has the part it will be Mercian, the Campag specialist, fogot his name, but he is very helpful

Or try this place http://www.velotech-cycling.ltd.uk/campagnolo.shtml , got me mech spares for a 2001 mech (via Longstaffs )

MGate wrote:If you know where I can get Part EC-CE060 I'd be obliged Mick. Tried a few places. That's the plastic ratchet thing that usually gives up the ghost first in an Ergo.

They're the Ergos that tend not to be easily repairable I would expect.
What Ergo part is the CE060 and in what Ergo and year?

Mercian would be my first port of call.
Give them a ring.
http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/contact-us

Will do Mick, haven't had much luck with Velotech.

2007/8 ish Veloce 10 spd. Part seems to be common through the range around those years (looking on http://www.campagnolo.com/media/files/035_167_Catalogue_spare%20parts_tools_Campagnolo_2007_part_A.pdf pg50- its the plastic ratchet part that stops the cable returning. When it wears out you change 4 or 5 gears at a time when you press the thumb lever.

cheers

If you'd bought the Chorus version like mine, or bought the Veloce from 2006, you wouldn't have a problem. That doesn't help you, sorry.
The 2006 Veloce was WAY better than the 2007 Veloce.

All I can suggest, is you contact Mercian, but if you've tried Velotech, they may not be any different.