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Old 01-13-20, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gearbasher
My question is: how did you get that cable out in one piece? I always have to cut them at the frayed area.
I removed it immediately after shifting became a little off. The broken strands on the long end weren't standing too proud of the cable until I flexed it for illustrative purposes.

A little further and you need to unwind the long side damaged wires past where they're bent then snip them to fit the cable through the rear ratchet anchor hole.

When it breaks completely it can be a royal PITA to pull through the shifter prying on the cable head with something sharp and pointy. I haven't need to remove the rear ratchet yet, although it could probably get stuck enough that's necessary.

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