POST 1Original post
Just wondering if anyone has come up with a way to fend off shifter cables stretch. Any maintenance helpful in prolonging its life? thanks very much, ‘Jim
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POST 2Original post
If you're talking about the breakage issue it doesn't have anything to do with stretching the cables. At least on the 6-speed, the left cable goes through a bend before the transmission input. Every time you move the shifter forward and back you're flexing the cable, and eventually it fatigues and breaks like 4" from the left input. There's no way to avoid that.
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