Originally Posted by
gfk_velo
I'd stop right there ...
Don't try to loosen the central bolt until you have determined whether it is RH or LH thread!
Early 8s "pointy" type levers (v1), in their first two incarnations, with a broad, black central bolt with a 4 mm allen socket were LH threaded.
Sure enough ... the central pivot fixing bolt is reverse threaded. Duh! *smacks head*
OK, now it's apart, and we're making progress. Thank you, great advice from all of you!
And look, the G spring carrier is broken. And one of the G springs is broken.
Originally Posted by
gfk_velo
Other notes - if you have a lever with a LH threaded centre bolt ... you need EC-RE011, which is no longer made / supplied from the factory. The most current metal EC-RE111 can be modified to fit (which is what we do when servicing these levers).
Yes, the broken G spring carrier (EC-RE011) looks hard to replace.
EC-RE111 looks much more available.
gfk_velo, could you tell me more about modifying the EC-RE111 to fit this? Do I just shear off the post cleanly?