I think a little light lube would help slow corrosion rather than improve ratchet action. In the past I've put a little lube on a rag and rubbed the spring, pawl and ratchet washer. Can't remember if I used T9 or Tri-Flow
On Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:57:16 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: > Hey Eric, > > Is there any merit to lightly lubricating any part of the ratchet shifters > for smoother action? Or would this defeat the friction effect? > > Cheers, John > > On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 11:06:37 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for checking out the project and for the kind feedback. >> >> Leah, let me know if you ever need a hand with something that can easily >> be mailed out to me in Virginia :0) I should be around mid-day on Saturday >> for PBE >> >> On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:40:20 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> You are so good to your RivSisters, Eric. Thank you for fixing those >>> shifters for our Pam and for making a documentary so others can repair >>> theirs, too. You may have just outed yourself to some of us >>> less-than-mechanical types. If you start receiving packages of broken stuff >>> in the mail, well, you’ll know how that happened. >>> >>> I hope I get to meet you next weekend! >>> Leah >>> >>> On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:04:15 PM UTC-5 JohnS wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Thank you Eric for sharing! All good advice. Nothing worse than a small >>>> part falling on the shop floor and spending untold time groping around >>>> looking for it. >>>> >>>> JohnS >>>> >>>> PS - Which bike are you bringing to the Expo? >>>> >>>> On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 11:43:53 AM UTC-5 Pam Bikes wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm beyond amazed how great this group is to come together to fix my >>>>> broken shifters. Thank you to Eric for taking them apart and to Mike >>>>> Godwin for the guts. I love to repair things and get full utility out of >>>>> all components. What a great video. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 9:35:26 PM UTC-5 Tony Lockhart wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Lovely video, Eric. Your shop gives me those Van Neistat vibes. >>>>>> Thanks for documenting this and sharing your process. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 4:48:05 AM UTC-8 eric...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone — Last fall Pam Murray sent me some Silver shifter >>>>>>> levers that were in need of repair. They came off her high-mileage >>>>>>> Betty >>>>>>> Foy after the springs wore out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks to Mike Godwin for sending me a broken pair of the old >>>>>>> Suntour Sprint levers, they provided the parts I needed to get Pam's >>>>>>> shifters back up and running. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I made a video about the process, it's up here: >>>>>>> https://youtu.be/0g67pjAPYZk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hope this is helpful to anyone looking to get their worn out or >>>>>>> broken Silver v1 or v2 shifters back into shape. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d56f3cfd-8bd4-4431-89a5-462ed258c4c7n%40googlegroups.com.
