$45 repair recipe for "broken" Shimano Brifters - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-29T14:47:38Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/45-repair-recipe-for-broken-shimano-brifters?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A141936&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI've been able to restore a c…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-04-29:1198434:Comment:1421282013-04-29T14:37:28.010Zerikvhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/erikv
<p>I've been able to restore a couple sets by just flushing with WD-40, front to back.</p>
<p>I've been able to restore a couple sets by just flushing with WD-40, front to back.</p> For the canned air, I pull th…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-04-24:1198434:Comment:1421472013-04-24T14:41:01.125ZErik_Ahttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/ErikAnnis
<div>For the canned air, I pull them out of the WD-40 bath; move the shift lever to the side so the gears are exposed - and purge out all of the yellowish/ white sludge that is the old hardened grease. Then put them back in the bath for more agitation.</div>
<div>I don't work in a shop, and am not a mechanic - but a compressed air gun would work better. I am doing this on my back porch.</div>
<div>I like the translucent container (clear would be better) because - I want to see when the sludge…</div>
<div>For the canned air, I pull them out of the WD-40 bath; move the shift lever to the side so the gears are exposed - and purge out all of the yellowish/ white sludge that is the old hardened grease. Then put them back in the bath for more agitation.</div>
<div>I don't work in a shop, and am not a mechanic - but a compressed air gun would work better. I am doing this on my back porch.</div>
<div>I like the translucent container (clear would be better) because - I want to see when the sludge separated from the clean WD-40 afterwards. I just pour the clear liquid back into the gallon can with a funnel. This takes a few tries since the pouring agitates the sludge; so I let it sit for another day and repeat. But, opaque would work too.</div> I have heard of people sprayi…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2013-04-24:1198434:Comment:1419362013-04-24T13:20:39.058ZErik_Ahttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/ErikAnnis
<p>I have heard of people spraying WD-40 into the shifters from the aerosol can (which I tried, without success). I have also read here about how horrible Shimano brifters are , and "thats why there are so many used left/ front shifters on eBay". I have used this on 5-1/2 pairs of Shimano shifters so far, 3 sets are 105 9 speed; 1 is 105 10 speed and 1 is Tiagra 10-speed (and 1/2 is Ultegra 9 speed left). The worst was an ugly 9 speed 10 right/rear that was toatally frozen (shifter clicked but…</p>
<p>I have heard of people spraying WD-40 into the shifters from the aerosol can (which I tried, without success). I have also read here about how horrible Shimano brifters are , and "thats why there are so many used left/ front shifters on eBay". I have used this on 5-1/2 pairs of Shimano shifters so far, 3 sets are 105 9 speed; 1 is 105 10 speed and 1 is Tiagra 10-speed (and 1/2 is Ultegra 9 speed left). The worst was an ugly 9 speed 10 right/rear that was toatally frozen (shifter clicked but didn't move the cable) - which came back to 100% after the WD-40 bath.</p>
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<p>Guys don't hate when the number of "broken" road shift-levers on Craigslist goes down and my stock in WD-40's parent company goes up.</p>