Originally Posted by danallen

My son broke something inside the left-side shifter. He has a Trek 2200 aluminum bike he bought used a few years ago. I was not with him when it happened. He was having trouble moving the front derailler toward the large chain ring, so he tried forcing it by putting a lot of pressure on the lever and something inside gave way. I am guessing the cable got out of the cable guide under the bottom bracket causing the problem with moving the derailler.

So, I am shopping for a used shifter to replace the broken one. In the course of this shopping, I have developed a few questions.

What is a "Shift/Brake Lever Assembly" offered by Shimano. I cannot tell whether in includes the complicated innards of the shifter or if it is only a housing. You can see the thing I am asking about at this link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Shimano-105...5.c10#viTabs_0

Is it feasible to repair the type of damage this would have caused to the shifter?

Any information you can provide will be appreciated immensely.

Thank you.