Am I the only one ...... SRAM X9

[NotSoBigBen]

..... that has ever decided to just remove the lower paddle to clean it out (after SabieX's big mud!) and found out that there are 2 fancy springs in there, one of which is a real swine to get back in?

 

BTW these are the newer X9's without the gear indicator (look a bit like X0's without the bling!).

 

Spent about 2 hours on Friday and another 1.5 hours on Saturday before I got it working again! Managed to assemble it a number of times but not in such a way that it would return freely.

 

So if you think about it don't!!!! If you have I found some useful pics by doing a search that helped with how the springs fit in but nothing that gave clear instructions how to get it all back together.

 

Hopefully will help someone else not to sit with 7 pieces of shifter and no idea how to get it back in ......... I cleaned the left shifter with paraffin (no disassembly) and just used some of that new fangled spray can grease from the top and it's working great!

[singletrackmind]

had the same problem with my old X7s but they work fine without the spring, i had it refitted 2 weeks after i took it out.

[NotSoBigBen]

STM - must say I have been through the older X9 ones (same as X7 I believe?) and it was a tad easier .......... still not simple though.

[parabola]

if it was a coiled up hair-spring, I cannot tell you how many times those things have left me in tears in my life. Most recently it was on a Shimano Deore shifter which took me about 3 hours to reassemble after cleaning out.

 

[NotSoBigBen]

Yip it is mate - I was real close to tears (just seeing LBS $$$$$$$$'s again). The small spring goes in easy but that coiled sod ai ai ai .......

[Santa C]

Had to get a new X0 Derailer after that f#%king Sabie Race!!

[Nitro]

Just remember if you arent too sure about the repair, and safety could be compromised......rather get a new groupset.....and possibly a new frame too!

[Spartan SL]

Just remember if you arent too sure about the repair' date=' and safety could be compromised......rather get a new groupset.....and possibly a new frame too! [/quote']

 

You may need new kit as well. It's always better to be looking at it, than looking for it.