Originally Posted by
repechage
...with the shift cable pulling through... something is wrong.
get the bike on a workstand and shift the gears by pulling the shift cable to the side on the downtube, observing excess resistance.
Unhook the cable and hold the cable and shift against your restraining it by your hand. You might find the cause.
Check the integrity of the cable anchor bolt and nut.
I've got approximately 50% of the cable left. It's been badly damaged from pulling out. I'm a little nervous it's going to rip out and stab me while I'm messing with it👀
I think I need to know more about this, before I can diagnose, anyway. Moving it by hand, it has a lot of resistance. IDK what's normal, though. Is it a good idea for me to remove it, clean and lube it, before I mess with it?
Here are photos of the retention clip. Should the groove be there? I'm guessing this wear is abnormal and cutting the cable as it pulls through? What do you think?
