alivio rapid fire cable

baggerwurz

Hi all Came across this site while trying to fix my sons gears.He has alivio rapidfire shifters and I need to change the cables.Problem is I cant work out how to get the shifter apart to put the cable in.Can anyone tell me how to or direct me to somewhere that shows me.Thanks in advance

-liam-

I assume they are similar to my deore ones. If you look from the end of the handlebars towards the changer, you will see a plastic screw underneath the triggers. Remove this, click the changer towards you as far as it will go and feed the cable out of the hole vacated by the screw, feeding the cable from the mech end until you can just pull it all the way out. Feed the new one back in the same way.

baggerwurz

Thanks Liam.How stupid do I feel now after spending a good part of the afternoon taking the whole shifter apart!!!I

Papa Smurf

baggerwurz wrote:

Thanks Liam.How stupid do I feel now after spending a good part of the afternoon taking the whole shifter apart!!!I

Your not alone.. When I got my Alivio Shifters it took days to work it out!!

redvee

Don't think Alivio shifters have the screw, just a hole in the shifter near the handlebar clamp. Move the shifter into 7th/8th gear and you should be able to push the old cable out, push the new one in the same way after lubing it first.

-liam-

baggerwurz wrote:

Thanks Liam.How stupid do I feel now after spending a good part of the afternoon taking the whole shifter apart!!!I

I'd be lying if I said I hadn't done exactly the same as well