Campy Ergo left (FD) shifter adjusment
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Campy Ergo left (FD) shifter adjusment
Hello all, getting back into regular riding again after almost 5 years due to work load! The downshift on my left brifter (10sp ergo power) to go from big to little ring on fd has a ton of movement before the first click. The thumb shifter rotates down to like the 5:00 position before the first click at which point it operates normally with 3 clicks to drop to little ring. Is there a FD cable adjustment that will bring this range up so it will engage right away rather than after several inches of movement? It works, but getting all 3 clicks in with hands on the hoods takes some thought and rotation of my wrist. Or does this represent an internal spring issue? The upshift to the big ring is immediate and precise.
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I suspect the thumb lever's spring loaded hinge (which is outside of the lever body) has become frozen due to corrosion. I've replaced a few of these for this reason over the years. While the Ergo design is fairly similar over the years there is a difference in the internal to the body's spring hole between versions. So do your homework well or have a motivated and skilled in Ergo rebuilds shop do the work. Andy
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You may end up having to do the full rebuild, but try the easy fix first.
Put some oil on the thumb pivot and manually rotate it back and forth. A little corrosion on that sheet metal will slow the rotation so it doesn't engage, as Andrew alluded to, but sometimes just oiling the joint will loosen things up enough to work.
Put some oil on the thumb pivot and manually rotate it back and forth. A little corrosion on that sheet metal will slow the rotation so it doesn't engage, as Andrew alluded to, but sometimes just oiling the joint will loosen things up enough to work.
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Yes, now that you mention the pivot I had issues with that several years ago that was able to use penetrating oil/lube and got it working again. These are '06 Centaur that have 25-30k miles on them. I've rebuilt the right side a couple of times, but haven't done anything internal on the left side.
I meant to give the shifters a through clean, lube and check cables/housings but the steelie I was riding broke a drive side spoke so the quickest way to make the next days ride was just lube derailleur & brake piviet points and chain and ride this bike. Then this bike felt so much nicer even with these small issues I've just kept riding it. On the right side I do have minor issues in the middle gears with clanking on upshifts, but when I adjust that out with the barrel adjusters on the ride I then have issues with the downshifts. Hoping that is just gunky cables/housings from being in storage. Hope it isn't the G spring carrier that has a little groove in it that I noticed on last rebuild.
Thank you for the help!
I meant to give the shifters a through clean, lube and check cables/housings but the steelie I was riding broke a drive side spoke so the quickest way to make the next days ride was just lube derailleur & brake piviet points and chain and ride this bike. Then this bike felt so much nicer even with these small issues I've just kept riding it. On the right side I do have minor issues in the middle gears with clanking on upshifts, but when I adjust that out with the barrel adjusters on the ride I then have issues with the downshifts. Hoping that is just gunky cables/housings from being in storage. Hope it isn't the G spring carrier that has a little groove in it that I noticed on last rebuild.
Thank you for the help!