heh ya, not going to try that. I went over to the LBS and talked to them about it. They can rebuild the shifter for me but for now I just put some gorilla glue in that pocket that holds the cable end in place. I tested the shifting and cable tension while monitoring the damaged area and it seems fine for now. This is on my commuter bike that I only take around town and dont go more than 10 miles round trip usually so Im fine with it for now