[TrumbullHucker]

yo

the smallest little tooth broke in my shifter last weekend, i had to ride platty with one fixed gear, which wasnt so bad cause its all downhill, but it sucks major riding around campus and stuff.
i took the shifter apart, and wala(sp?). i found the busted part.


now, my major is welding technology. im not totally sure what this metal part is made out of, what do you think. is it casted? i was thinking GTAW(T.I.G'ing) a super hot, super small tack where it snapped.

or should i just pay 60 bucks for a new one( which i really dont want to )


p.s- the topic is KINDA downhill oriented, the downhill forum is the most populated

 

[gonefirefightin]

is it less than two years old and do you have the reciept?

if so take it back to where you bought it.

 

[TrumbullHucker]

no sir, i dont have the receipt. bought it used from fluid-ride off my 7point5

 

[gonefirefightin]

you can try sending it back to sram with a well written letter but otherwise I think your in the market for another x9

alot of shops have a pile of them in the back that you may be able to scrounge for your part as well

 

[EVRAC]

There once was a thread about this exact repair. The guy did successfully fix it with a weld. BTW, the part looks like it was cast, not casted. Looks like a brittle failure. Forging or machining would be stronger, but more expensive.

 

[w00dy]

That part looks like it might be symmetrical from the left to the right shifter. If that's the case, this is a DH forum, somebody is bound to have a spare front shifter hanging around.

 

[DirtyMike]

Dude, the whole pull lever along with that peice is friggin 12 bucks. just buy one


http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/SL308C04-Sram+05-06+X9+Rplmnt+Trigger+Pull+Lever.aspx

I just replaced the pull lever on mine, its a simple task.

 

[davep]

There once was a thread about this exact repair. The guy did successfully fix it with a weld. BTW, the part looks like it was cast, not casted. Looks like a brittle failure. Forging or machining would be stronger, but more expensive.

WTF is 'casted'? Is that something Canadian?

BTW, Pedals, Damn it!!!!

 

[TrumbullHucker]

Dude, the whole pull lever along with that peice is friggin 12 bucks. just buy one


http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/SL308C04-Sram+05-06+X9+Rplmnt+Trigger+Pull+Lever.aspx

I just replaced the pull lever on mine, its a simple task.

aahh bravo!!