Shimano Tiagra 10 right shifter - cable jammed

[Deleted member 35268]

The last thing I need to sort in order to ride (what was) my pride and joy (but has become a pita) is (yet again) a jammed cable end,
It is locked in solid in the shifter, there is no fraying.
I can push it and wiggle it but it just won't budge.
This is a known issue.
It's a two week wait for the LBS to fix.
It happened before when the rear mech was corroded and not pivoting in freely.
This time it happened when I was swapping out the mech, it must have got pulled or dislodged in the shifter.

Anyone know how to get the damn thing out.

 

[iluvmybike]

You will just have to wiggle and jiggle it out I'm afraid. If you have something like a seal pick with a shaped end it can assist. I usually cut the cable off with about 3ins to spare and then use that to try and wiggle it back through the shifter

 

[cyberknight]

have you tried taking the cover plate off to give you better access ? this is for 105 but i know my tiagra 4700 has a simialr thing and might give you some more wiggle room
https://www.bgradecyclist.com/gear/remove-snapped-gear-cable-shimano-105-shifter/

 

[Blue Hills]

have you tried taking the cover plate off to give you better access ? this is for 105 but i know my tiagra 4700 has a simialr thing and might give you some more wiggle room
https://www.bgradecyclist.com/gear/remove-snapped-gear-cable-shimano-105-shifter/

I don't know these units (am guessing they are drop bar - I'm a flat bar person) but if any screws are involved in taking this plate off I would strongly advise investing in some JIS screwdrivers before getting to grips with the screws.

 

[iluvmybike]

I don't know these units (am guessing they are drop bar - I'm a flat bar person) but if any screws are involved in taking this plate off I would strongly advise investing in some JIS screwdrivers before getting to grips with the screws.

There isn't anything to unscrew that will help in this instance. There is a little plastic cover plate that just slots into place on the inside of the shifter just behind where the cable appears and covers the guide slot where the cable sits - it just flicks out easily.

 

[Gunk]

The LBS cost to repair won’t be far off buying a good used replacement.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

thanks all

 

[cyberknight]

There isn't anything to unscrew that will help in this instance. There is a little plastic cover plate that just slots into place on the inside of the shifter just behind where the cable appears and covers the guide slot where the cable sits - it just flicks out easily.

in my tiagra 4700 its held in with a screw like this

 

[iluvmybike]

The part I am talking about isn't that - pull the rubber hood further forward - it should slightly forward of that (often a grey colour) and covers where the cable comes through from the outside into a curved plastic channel. It is numbered as part 10 in the diagram below:

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I DID IT - cable is out!

I turned the frame upside down and I could see the end of the cable end much better. I go a sewing pin and a small flat head screw driver and nudged it and nudged it. It took many many attempts until finally it just pushed out.

I then learnt all about internal cable routing - what a joy that is.

I am one component away from having my bike back in action.