I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get that piece back inside. That sucker is hella stuck. I’ve tried prying and pushing with screwdrivers and hole punchers and pliers. I can’t get it to budge. I don’t think it has anything to do with built up grease or grime. It’s just somehow gotten out of position and lodged.
I was able to identify what I think the piece is by looking at the other shifter. I have no idea how it could have gotten so dislodged while we were breaking down the bike and pulling out the old cables and housing.
at this point it looks like a lost cause. Not sure what I’m going to replace this set with - current Ultegra is not 9 speed and I don’t want to put Sora on this bike with an Ultegra RD and 105 FD. Maybe Microshift R9?
either way this wasn’t in the budget.