Campagnolo 10 speed servicing

UTFS'd and couldn't find anything relevant enough so..

I'm running circa 2008 10-speed Record and recently have noticed my rear mech making a fair bit of noise (just from road buzz) when it's not shifting —*then I went for a long ride yesterday and my gear indexing is all over the place and the right Ergo shifter has lost all it's positive "clicks" - making it hard to make precise shifts.

I know that it could be any number of things —*my immediate thought is that the lever needs an overhaul, but the only thing that makes me think it might be an indexing problem is that when I last road the bike 4 days previously the up/down shift was quite crisp.

Bike did sit in the car on the way back from Wales in between so it's possible that the rear mech was knocked out slightly during this process but it looks unbent and straight to the naked eye.

Any thoughts? Is it possible the cables have been stretched leading to a loss in tension and therefore the 'clicks' or am I looking at something more complex and expensive?

It's the levers that do the click, not the rear mech.

Unattach the cable from the rear mech, see if the lever still clicks. If it doesn't then its fucked and needs an overhaul.

If it does, it might be something in the rear mech. Clean and lube is your first task, then re-attach the cable and try re-indexing.

What he said ^
and here is how
http://youtu.be/6OocYpHXJ3Y

Putting your bike in the car may have bent the mech hanger.

No, it's not that, Sam. I checked that all straight away - was very careful too as I've had a few expensive "throw the bike in the car" accidents

Lack of clicks on the Ergos can be a sign that the G-springs have worn. These are the springs which click into he ratchet inside the lever.

Always make sure the entire drivetrain is clean before adjusting.

It's the levers that do the click, not the rear mech.

Unattach the cable from the rear mech, see if the lever still clicks. If it doesn't then its fucked and needs an overhaul.

If it does, it might be something in the rear mech. Clean and lube is your first task, then re-attach the cable and try re-indexing.

+1. A Clean, relube and re-terminate of the cable sorted me out once when I thought the ratchet had gone in one of my ergos.

right, thanks guys. Some good news to cling on to here. Will get down to this before the weekend. I'm already missing a ride midweek and I can't afford to miss another on the weekend.

So, part two of my campag lever saga:

Went for a ride this morning in Richmond and when shifting into the big ring after a climb, this happened:

Annoying. I think I'll be able to order the replacement part, but has anyone got any experience installing/replacing them and is this something I should attempt myself?

Thanks in advance

have you asked on campyonly?

I've not done it myself but a workmate has (I watched). Its pretty fiddly but given a decent exploded diagram I reckon you could do it.

They break too regularly for my liking (me loves his alloy)

I've not done it myself, but from accounts I've heard fixing an Ergo lever is like mending a watch, it's very easy to take it all apart but much more difficult to fit it all back together.

How long have you had the levers? Can you not contact Campagnolo about getting them fixed under warranty?

They weren't bought first hand and I don't know how old they are - so that's unlikely.

The part is about £20 and I can Corinne at TBW to service it for me for about £40 so maybe thats the best idea. I've seen a video of someone taking a lever apart for somewhere and it looks fiddly, but I was just thinking that perhaps if this part comes out 3rd or 4th it would be relatively easy to reassemble..

edit: the video is the 2nd post in this thread. Insert facepalm here...

I can do it for you. i will PM you now.