I have a three speed schwin collegiate that needs the shifter cable changed. It is a 1985 model and I think the cable has become too slack to shift into the smallest gear. I was looking at how to replace the cable and reailzed that it was different from other derailleur setups. It seems that there is a metal "bullet" at each end of the cable. How was this cable threaded through the housing? How do I get the exact length I need for a replacement?
Just because I went to art school doesn't mean I'm artistic.
there are typically two cables
which cable? there are typically two. do you mean the short one near the rear that is usually 3-6 inches long that sits in the rear part of the hub. or the longer one that goes from the handle bar to the hub.
what I would recommend is going to sheldon brown's website it has a lot of information of that setup.
the shorter cable typically only feeds into the hub flushly one way
The longer one from the
The longer one from the shifter to the hub. It looks like a normal shifter cable (like this: http://media.rei.com/media/921568.jpg) but both ends are still there (not cut off like on a derailleur setup.
I looked on SB.com and didn't find any info on the actual cable.
i think you remove you
i think you remove you bullet and leave the other depending on what type of fitting is inside of the lever (you leave the bullet that fits inside of the lever) considering the fact you have a ferrule that fits on the end of the cable.
BUT I DONT WANT TO SPECULATE WITHOUT SEEING THE CABLE OR THE HUB and i havent handled a shimano 3cc in a few months.
look at your hub and see what the attacthment method is it is some that clamps down for a cable to go through like a derailer, then remove a bullet.
or it is is a chain, (chains may be sturmey archers, not sure) then go from there.
Here are some pictures of
Here are some pictures of the situation.
http://jason.ithought.org/gallery2/v/temp/shifter/
Like I said before, there is a bullet on both ends of the cable and I don't know how it was routed through the housing.
On one end in the shifter (not shown) is a "large" bullet. In the other end is another smaller bullet which attaches to the hub.
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So, my original question: how is this cable run if both ends have a bullet? How is the length adjusted?
To me it looks like the
To me it looks like the bullets were swedged onto the cable. This is probably a proprietary cable that needs to be purchased whole.
But if you are into fabricating your own... I'd go here, and look at compression sleeves.