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Hi, this may a newby question, but bought a new Saint 10 spd gear shifter for my bike and cannto figure out how or what to fit for the barrel adjuster ? There is no internal central thread like my basic Deore one, that the Saint shifter will replace.
Pic below, showing the new gear lever and the old barrel adjuster thing if anyone can assist - I'd really appreciate it.
I really don't want to use inline adjusters.
thanks
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The old adjuster seems to be missing the plastic housing with the detents:
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The Saint shifter looks complete, ready to be mounted. Nothing to do here.
The barrel adjuster is supplied with the shifter. As far as I can see its there already.
thanks otsdr
Are you saying that I can just fit the new shifter as it is, with no adjuster required ?
Just slide the inner cable through the outer cable and the end of the outer cable will go into the bottom part of the Saint shifter ?
Are you saying that I can just fit the new shifter as it is, with no adjuster required ?
No, what we are saying is the adjuster is already fitted to the shifter. You don't have to transfer anything from your old unit to the new one.
Yup that's itJust slide the inner cable through the outer cable and the end of the outer cable will go into the bottom part of the Saint shifter ?
The ferrule of the gear cable fits into the housing on the shifter. Best to turn the adjuster out a few turns to allow some adjustment in both directions before you fit the cable
Thanks Mister P
No, what we are saying is the adjuster is already fitted to the shifter.
Possibly the last total newby question on this, do I need anything on the end of the cable outer where it meets the adjuster on the Saint shifter ?
Or can the cable outer end just but up to the inside of the adjuster ?
And thanks for taking the time to help for what is probably obvious once you've done this a few times 🙂
You need to fit a ferrule on the cable outer (black plastic cylinder in your image):
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Just stick a cable end on the outer and you will be fine
Saint are a cracking shifter, once you have got used to the dual release you will shift both way with your thumb.
The 10 sp Deore should be 2-way release as well...
thanks guys !
The Deore it replaces is a good few years old, 9 shifter.
I ported it to my Prophet until I could upgrade to a new transmission 1x10, looking forward to using the Saint gear shifter !
Have you downloaded the instructions from the shimano tech docs website, or read the ones that come in the packet (or used to anyway!)
Have you downloaded the instructions from the shimano tech docs website, or read the ones that come in the packet (or used to anyway!)
yes, there isn't much to the two page instruction pamphlet 🙂
I'm sure the two way release will make sense once I'm on the bike...