Did my Campagnolo Centaur shifter bust a gut?

[shinomaster]

So I went to shift into a lower gear and then it just stopped working.. cable seems good ( pretty new) . Strangely I can still dump the cassette with the thumb button. I think something inside died. I was going to upgrade this bike to an 11 speed chorus group... maybe now is a good time. This group is 10 years old and has seen a LOT of miles and abusive cross racing FWIW.

[ultraman6970]

https://www.modernbike.com/campagnol...-body-assembly

[ultraman6970]

Probably here is better... they have the one you have apparently


https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=50059

[Ralph]

Send to OP.

[ultraman6970]

Or here...

https://www.benscycle.com/campagnolo...ld8533/product

[Veloo]

Looks (and sounds) like it just needs an overhaul.
Remove, disassemble, lube, reassemble.
And keep track of what goes where of course.

[shinomaster]

this was 09 Ultrashift fwiw.. seems to be toasted.. same thing happened to my friends veloce ultrashift from 09.

[zmalwo]

the coil inside is either done or out of place. give it a reassembly and see how it goes.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by shinomaster

this was 09 Ultrashift fwiw.. seems to be toasted.. same thing happened to my friends veloce ultrashift from 09.

Send it to me..the spring in the front that centers the shift lever blade has broken..easy fix..I have them.

I can also convert that 10s lever to 11s..

NO NEED to replace the whole thing..

[grateful]

Send to oldpotatoe. I just had Centaur levers inspected/rebuilt. I couldn't be happier!

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by grateful

Send to oldpotatoe. I just had Centaur levers inspected/rebuilt. I couldn't be happier!

Thanks for the pitch and for those who say, 'no small parts available'..not true for 'some' of 'us' that buy an assembly(even UltraShift ones) and cannibalize for the small parts. If ya do see the need to buy an assembly..send the 'busted' one to me..I can always use the other small parts..I pay for shipping..

[shinomaster]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Send it to me..the spring in the front that centers the shift lever blade has broken..easy fix..I have them.

I can also convert that 10s lever to 11s..

NO NEED to replace the whole thing..

Thank you sir. I just might... I kinda want this bike to be 11 speed though. My original goal was to move these parts to an old paramount frame for my dad to ride while he's here visiting. Thanks for the help everyone!

[grateful]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Thanks for the pitch and for those who say, 'no small parts available'..not true for 'some' of 'us' that buy an assembly(even UltraShift ones) and cannibalize for the small parts. If ya do see the need to buy an assembly..send the 'busted' one to me..I can always use the other small parts..I pay for shipping..

I have a black Centaur 10 speed lever that was used in place of my silver one you repaired. is that something you could use?

[zmalwo]

off topic but does anyone feel that Shimano stuff became more reassemble-able than Campy stuff? Nowadays it's hard as hell to get a spare parts for campy stuff but it was really easy for me to get every small thing I needed for DA stuff while I was in Japan. They literally had every single thing on technical manual on amazon.jp

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by zmalwo

off topic but does anyone feel that Shimano stuff became more reassemble-able than Campy stuff? Nowadays it's hard as hell to get a spare parts for campy stuff but it was really easy for me to get every small thing I needed for DA stuff while I was in Japan. They literally had every single thing on technical manual on amazon.jp

Really? I don't have any problem..In Japan? maybe that has something to do with it.

If it has a part number(and now, even shift guts that don't) are easy for me to get..either thru Campag NA or other sources.