Can STI shifters be rebuilt?

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Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?
Doug B.

In a word, NO. Shimano designed its STI lever NOT to be repairable. How old
is the STI lever? If 2 years or less, you should go to your LBS to see if it
can be warrantied. Alternatively, there are a couple of possible fixes that
*might*
work:

easiest WD40 flush:
http://www.chainreactionbicycles.com/noisystilevers.htm

Steve Alkire's 105/8spd disassembly/assembly
http://www.cyclingforum.com/features/downloads/STIdisDetail.doc

Bill Cotton's STI repair:
http://www.billcotton.com/sti_shifter_repair.htm

Another problem is small parts, you can't get them. Good Luck!

Try the powerlube. I invert my bike on a bike stand so that the lowest part
is the shifter. I then flush it with a half bottle of WD40 in a pressure
can, spraying the lube into every knook and cranny after moving the lever in
every possible position. Works well for a while.

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Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?
Doug B.

bfd said:

http://www.cyclingforum.com/features/downloads/STIdisDetail.doc

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Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?

Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)

Lou

Lou Holtman said:

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Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?

Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)

Rebuilding doesn't come into it, you'll need infinite time for ordering
spares 😉

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M-gineering said:

Lou Holtman said:

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Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?

Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)

Rebuilding doesn't come into it, you'll need infinite time for ordering
spares 😉

Spares are readily and quickly available, assembled and packaged as a
replacement STI lever. ;-)

[Nom] schreef:

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M-gineering said:

Lou Holtman said:

"Doug B." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?

Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)

Rebuilding doesn't come into it, you'll need infinite time for ordering
spares 😉

Spares are readily and quickly available, assembled and packaged as a
replacement STI lever. ;-)

ROFL :-))

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bfd said:

http://www.cyclingforum.com/features/downloads/STIdisDetail.doc

This link did not work.

Try this one:

http://www.cyclingforum.com/features/STIdisDetail.doc

bfd said:

In a word, NO. Shimano designed its STI lever NOT to be repairable. How old

Does Campagnolo, or any other brand, makes its road levers diferently?

What kind of "life expectancy" can you expect from middle of the range
Shimano road levers?

TIA
jbr

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M-gineering said:

Lou Holtman said:

"Doug B." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?

Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)

Rebuilding doesn't come into it, you'll need infinite time for ordering
spares 😉

Spares are readily and quickly available, assembled and packaged as a
replacement STI lever. ;-)

Recently a guy and I were 'tiffing' about the lack of STI repair and he
said how great it was that when they fail, don't need to fix it, just
get a new one...as if that was an advantage...when the lighter is
empty, don't refill it, just get a new one...

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

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M-gineering said:

Lou Holtman wrote:
> "Doug B." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Can Shimano Ultegra STI shifters be repaired/rebuilt?
>
> Take one apart and you have your answer. Take your time ;-)
>
>
Rebuilding doesn't come into it, you'll need infinite time for ordering
spares 😉

Spares are readily and quickly available, assembled and packaged as a
replacement STI lever. ;-)

Recently a guy and I were 'tiffing' about the lack of STI repair and he
said how great it was that when they fail, don't need to fix it, just
get a new one...as if that was an advantage...when the lighter is
empty, don't refill it, just get a new one...

And when the [fill in the blank] breaks, don't try to fix it, just get
a new one.

Why service or upgrade that bike? It's >five years old and hopelessly
out of date. Just get a new one.

Welcome to our non-serviceable, disposable consumer culture. :-(

Shall we blame Marcel Bich, of pen and lighter fame?

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BigBen said:

bfd said:

In a word, NO. Shimano designed its STI lever NOT to be repairable. How old

Does Campagnolo, or any other brand, makes its road levers diferently?

Yes, you can get spare parts for campys and even swap them btw
8,9,10 speed if you wish.

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What kind of "life expectancy" can you expect from middle of the range
Shimano road levers?

I dunno, warranty is 2 or 3 years.

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BigBen said:

bfd said:

In a word, NO. Shimano designed its STI lever NOT to be repairable. How old

Does Campagnolo, or any other brand, makes its road levers diferently?

Make its road levers differently? I'm pretty sure all of the parts for
Ergo and STI are made by machine in factories. Some similar materials
like steel and aluminum and plastic. But how the levers are made is
inconsequential. The key is the availability of parts for WHEN things
wear out or break in a crash. Would you buy a new car model that had
no spare parts available for it? When it broke your only option was to
buy a completely brand new car.

Campagnolo individually sells every single part of its Ergo levers for
all models so you can take the lever apart, find what part is broken or
worn out, order the part from any Campagnolo parts supplier, and
rebuild the lever so it is 100% repaired.

Shimano does not sell the parts of its STI levers. Therefore, when you
take apart an STI lever and find a broken or worn part, you must
salvage a used part from another broken STI lever or somehow
remanufacture or fix the broken part yourself.

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What kind of "life expectancy" can you expect from middle of the range
Shimano road levers?

Some people get many tens of thousands of miles. Some people get a few
thousands of miles or less. Its very variable. Fortunately I use Ergo
so the life expectancy is not an issue for me. When they break or wear
out, I just buy a new part for a few dollars and they work again. Kind
of like with my car. When parts wear out, I replace that part and keep
on driving the car. Some people of course prefer to just buy or lease
whole new cars every couple years.

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TIA
jbr

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When they break or wear out, I just buy a new part for a few dollars and
they work again.

That sounds very simple, but in Holland the reality is different: I had to
wait and beg 3 months here before I got the parts to rebuild an Ergo. I
asked 3 or 4 repair shops if they wanted to do it for me and they all
refused to do it.

Gr, Derk

Derk said:

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When they break or wear out, I just buy a new part for a few dollars and
they work again.

That sounds very simple, but in Holland the reality is different: I had to
wait and beg 3 months here before I got the parts to rebuild an Ergo. I
asked 3 or 4 repair shops if they wanted to do it for me and they all
refused to do it.

Gr, Derk

There is only one Campagnolo service centre in the Netherlands, all
you'll need is the magic -telephone- number!

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Campagnolo individually sells every single part of its Ergo levers for
all models so you can take the lever apart, find what part is broken or
worn out, order the part from any Campagnolo parts supplier, and
rebuild the lever so it is 100% repaired.

Shimano does not sell the parts of its STI levers. Therefore, when you

OK, so why do people buy Shimano STI levers? Are they much cheaper
than Campagnolo's?

jbr

Derk said:

That sounds very simple, but in Holland the reality is different: I had to
wait and beg 3 months here before I got the parts to rebuild an Ergo. I
asked 3 or 4 repair shops if they wanted to do it for me and they all
refused to do it.

Hum, that would explain why you would buy either one or another -
they're equally bad when it comes after-sales suport

jbr

M-gineering said:

There is only one Campagnolo service centre in the Netherlands, all
you'll need is the magic -telephone- number!

And that one single service center would help a user they've never
heard of before??

If the shops aren't interested in repairing the Campagnolo levers,
there's must be something wrong with Campagnolo representative and the
shops relationship.

There is one Shimano representitive in Portugal, I've spoken to them
on the phone several times, only to find only they did not stock
several Shimano parts, and naturally were not willing to order 1 or 2,
specially for me.

jbr

BigBen said:

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Campagnolo individually sells every single part of its Ergo levers for
all models so you can take the lever apart, find what part is broken or
worn out, order the part from any Campagnolo parts supplier, and
rebuild the lever so it is 100% repaired.

Shimano does not sell the parts of its STI levers. Therefore, when you

OK, so why do people buy Shimano STI levers?

The first thing that any rider should consider is FIT. How do the
various shifters feel to YOU should be paramount to choosing a lever,
Some prefer the motion of Shimano STI to Campy Ergo or visa versa.
Alternatively, there are others who prefer bar-end shifters or dt
shifters to Shimano STI or Campy Ergo, and some prefer no shifters at
all and ride either a fixie or singlespeed.

It should be noted that not all Shamano STI levers fail or go bad. So,
if you like the feel of Shimano STI, get it. Just remember that if it
does go bad, there are limited fixes.

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Are they much cheaper than Campagnolo's?

Depends on the lever. With Shimano Internet policy of restricting
sellers, in most cases, Campy ergo levers can be cheaper than its
equivalent Shimano STI lever.

Again, FIT or how the lever feels to YOU should be the first
consideration in your choice.