20 Most Recent Shimano Deore Xt Thumb Shifters 7 Spd.mountain Bike Questions & Answers

on some of the old stuff there was a small plastic plug screw, Phillips head, near where the shift levers enter the pod. Once that is removed and the shifter is in smallest cog position you will be able to sight through that access hole and see daylight and can fish the cable through it. Hope that helps.

take it to the nearest bike shop

had the same problem, didn't use my bike for longer period. open the shift lever carefully and try something like caramba. worked for me.
sebastian

Shimano make an "EZ fire" which is an integrated shifter/brake lever combination and cheaper than buying seperate shifters and levers.


e.g.
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Shimano-Acera-8-Speed-EZ-Fire-ShiftersBrake-Lever_24339.htm

Maybe start here and if you can't figure it out, take it to a Bike Shop. Ther's only so much useful mechanical advice one can remotely lend with no details.

ContaCT YOUR LOCAL BIKE SHOP FOR ASSISTANCE

Could be just an over-tight cable.. or the limit screws at the gear end over-tightened so that the selector does not transverse the full width of the gear cluster cassette...

Oh No

Assuming that the normal set has been done properly, consider replacing the derailer. Could be bent or broken parts.

Run that through a search engine "how to shift gears on a bike" for many videos.

Not a great picture but if you follow the arched groove back from the cable-housing guide it leads to a little hole. THAT is where you stick the cut end of the cable.

http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/index.jsp

Accounting for physical differences, this should get you going.

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/shift-levers-shifters

Yes,but only if you change the rear sprocket to a seven also.

These are among the simplest design for shifter on the market. If the cable is taut it WILL pull. Perhaps the cable is broken, grossly loose or rusted inside the housing.

If the model is incorrect look for yous at http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/index.jsp

Procedures... http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/categories/derailleur-systems

check out this link; I had the same problem and this is great.

www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/deoredx/index.html

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=64