Originally Posted by
richas
it could be new shifter time. I just inspected them and the internals are very clean but very dry. I lubed with tri-flow and they are working ok. They still miss once in awhile but they are much better.
I keep this bike very clean. It looks like I have removed all the lube.
thanks for all the help, let’s see if I can some more life out of these.
rich
Check out the attached video. I've used the method to flush, clean and lube, with great success on a few sets of shifters. They recommend using White Lightning Clean Streak to flush. I like to use WD40 as the primary solvent to degrease and flush out the old grease, then use the Clean Streak as a final "rinse" to remove the WD40 since the Clean Streak dries cleanly. (It's also cheaper this way since WD40 is much cheaper than Clean Streak). The recommended Boeshield is a great light lubricant and protectant. However, I don't dab the grease onto the internals as shown, since it just seems like a dirt magnet. As maintenance, I do spray a shot of Boeshield into the internals once a year.