Why me?????? Shifter stopped shifting an seized up, upon further investigation the black paddle spring got caught against the silver paddle's spring it the frayed the cable, so I opened it up unlatched the springs and replaced them now I have hair falling out my head due to stress

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flag BikeRider3 (Jul 13, 2009 at 8:03)
Is that x.9 ?!?
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flag skawt-1 (Jul 13, 2009 at 8:04)
Yip
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flag BikeRider3 (Jul 13, 2009 at 8:12)
damn i wuz finkin ov getin sum, i herd thy werr wikid
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flag skawt-1 (Jul 13, 2009 at 8:34)
they are just i used cheap cable and it killed itRazz
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flag webber123 (Jul 13, 2009 at 10:13)
Haha never take shifters apart they never go back together
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flag skawt-1 (Jul 13, 2009 at 10:30)
Had no other option
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flag klcar (Oct 30, 2009 at 9:24)
the sram website has expanded drawings under some headin like "manufacturers order form" or somethin :L i have a shifter sittin in my workshop at the moment which suffered the same fate! haha
link: http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/2010%20SRAM%20MTB%20Road%20SPC_Rev%20B%20(Rev%20B%20price%20list).pdf

did you get it put back together?
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flag skawt-1 (Oct 30, 2009 at 9:29)
haha no I bought one of my mate, the other is still sitting here doing nothing, cheers for the link also
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flag klcar (Nov 1, 2009 at 4:35)
haha aww i see Smile
if you dont want it i would take it off your hands for twenty quid posted?? :LBig Grin
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flag skawt-1 (Nov 1, 2009 at 9:39)
Errr possibly, I'm just about to have a clear out so will consider ittup
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flag gary1 (Nov 1, 2009 at 10:14)
Look the sicklines site, they did a full X9 shifter rebuild.
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flag skawt-1 (Nov 1, 2009 at 10:16)
Yeah I have tutorials on how to fix it. It's just a biatch
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flag gary1 (Nov 1, 2009 at 10:16)
Aighttt.
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flag klcar (Nov 2, 2009 at 10:24)
cheers man let me know Smile
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Date: 2009-07-13
Trail: Carpet
Riders: Noone
Description: Why me?????? Shifter stopped shifting an seized up, upon further investigation the black paddle spring got caught against the silver paddle's spring it the frayed the cable, so I opened it up unlatched the springs and replaced them now I have hair falling out my head due to stress
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