Checking 2nd hand Ergos

Hi

I recently picked up a 2nd hand 10 speed chorus group circa 2001 at a great price. This is my first experience of Campy Ergos. Is there anything I should be looking for to check they are working properly and can i avoid stripping them down completely ?

The lever and thumb paddle have a definite click when pressing either of them and the levers look in general good condition, hoods are intact . There is a bit or what might be salt corrosion on the brake lever itself but nothing too serious . Is this likely to have affected the internals?

As I bought them on ebay fro italy I'm just concerned if some thing is wrong with them I need to report it within a certain time frame . The seller said they were in good working order

If I need to strip them to check I will do, just hesitant as I haven't done this before

Thanks

If they feel clicky, then they are likely ok. When the G-springs wear, they become really easy to shift, and the gear position becomes quite indeterminate.

Thanks , I will try and service them at some point but was hesitant to open them without knowing what I was doing. Ill check campy only, they have some good guides on there

It's not too tricky, but I wouldn't bother doing it unless they need the G-springs replaced. The design is very simple and doesn't need regular lubrication, etc.

Ok so here are the levers, looks like maybe salt corrosion doesn't affect performance but anyone have any Idea about how to improve the appearance? I tried a bit of autosol but it didn't do anything !

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It's pitting underneath the coating. I'd just leave it if it were me. Not sure what's in th alloy apart from Aluminium.