Re: [CR]How to get stuck cable out of bar-end shifter

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]How to get stuck cable out of bar-end shifter
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:33:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>

I had a similar problem with a lead barrel stuck in a Campagnolo downtube shifter. After using a punch and a drill, my drill slipped and I ruined the shifter.

Will heat (cheapo blowtorch) possibly work? Aluminum has a higher coefficient of expansion than steel. Has anyone used heat?

I have a similar problem with steel ferrules stuck in the steel barrel adjusters of an early but complete 1970's set of ratty Campagnolo Brakes. Are there any suggestions for this situation?

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA, USA