Stopping water into Shifter cable ferrule

[ak-tux]

I had this problem on my homemade bike and I see the likelihood of the same problem on my S40. The shifter cable is vertical on the right arm of the fork and the exposed section allows water to adhere and make its way into the lower part of the cable and likely get trapped there.

After some time it corrods the shifter cable and the shifting degrades.

I decided to put some grease on ferrule ends and the exposed part of the cable and then covered it with a plastic straw especially when cleaning the bike. Any better ideas out there?

 

[Frito Bandito]

How about using some leftover cable housing to go into that part? Mine doesn't have one, and I am using stainless cables, but if I run into the same problem then I will try that.

 

[RojoRacing]

sealed cable ends
https://www.amazon.com/Jagwire-Sealed-Caps-housing-Bottle/dp/B0027TQOXE

Or do what I do and just run the housing in one piece so you don't use the tabs on the frame. On my old frame, I taped the house to the fork leg, on my current bike I reamed out the frame tabs so I could slide the housing straight through.

 

[Mathew Fy]

Any better ideas out there?

I’ve used Jagwire’s sealed cables before with good results. The liner spans the cut out section, keeping the cable clean. But I think using a single cable and skipping the cut section may work well. That small section probably doesn’t get any benefits from the cut-out.

 

[super slim]

sealed cable ends
https://www.amazon.com/Jagwire-Sealed-Caps-housing-Bottle/dp/B0027TQOXE

Or do what I do and just run the housing in one piece so you don't use the tabs on the frame. On my old frame, I taped the house to the fork leg, on my current bike I reamed out the frame tabs so I could slide the housing straight through.

That's what I have also done!!!
Great Minds think alike!!
It's a pity my legs are not the same as yours!!!

 

[benphyr]

It's a pity my legs are not the same as yours!!!

Alert, alert! Mental image. Alert, alert!

 

[benphyr]

sealed cable ends
https://www.amazon.com/Jagwire-Sealed-Caps-housing-Bottle/dp/B0027TQOXE

Or do what I do and just run the housing in one piece so you don't use the tabs on the frame. On my old frame, I taped the house to the fork leg, on my current bike I reamed out the frame tabs so I could slide the housing straight through.

Must be a mountain biker. Hit the dirt anyway but keep the dirt out = better performance.