First. Do you have any cable left coming out of the head? If so, cut it down to just enough to get a grip on it with needle nose pliers. Push push push. The cable will be short enough to act as a rod and pop the head out. Works like a charm..usually.
You can drill from the back if you have no cable left. Use the correct size bit. Not a dremel bit. Too brittle. Secure the lever so it doesn't go spinnin' all over the place. Oh, and wear eye protection. drilling into frayed cable can be hazardous.
Hope this helps.
-m
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone have an easy solution (or given my current state of four of them in
> this condition, I will accept a difficult solution) for NR shifters that
> have the head of the cable stuck in them. The head won't budge; no place
> to
> get a bite on the head. My latest attempt was to drill it with a dremmel
> and very thin drill bit, only to have two of the bits break.
>
> Thanks for the help and for giving me something to think about while
> traveling to Trexlertown tomorrow.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tom Hayes
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio USA
>
>
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