Bicycle Grip Shift Stuck: Quick Fix without Replacing Cable

[@a.vanbuuren7484]

Solved the gear mystery of my son's bike! I was so inspired I also fixed his front brakes, kick stand and lock. Installed new lights and a new bell! Happy little boy, Happy mom. Thanks so much!

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

You're welcome. Way to go! All that work you did reminds me I have to put together a new bike we just bought for my grandson's birthday.

[@Androgene69]

Clear , concise. No padding - "here's what I'm gonna do". Excellent. Thank you.

[@tiktoktube120]

dont he broke mine with this method

[@darcyosheim6991]

Fantastic walkthrough. I’ve never worked on a bike before and this make it simple, outside of my human errors. So clear, the different section were fantastic, and it blew other how-tos out of the water. Thanks so much for your hard work on this. I was able to save my kid’s bike!

[@skullmax3595]

Respect

[@devinwindham5614]

I was manhandling the seize up grippers but only for it to slide back into seventh gear and get stuck again. Thanks man I really appreciate the video now I can actually fix my entire family’s bikes lol.

[@mgwgeneral6467]

Had some problems with mine being really tight hard to twist. Soon the outer plastic split. Upon inspection the cable had some gritty rust spots. Being close to water it tells me we should also be lubing the cable that rides in the plastic outer also. Thanks for your helpful video! I got some answer to sticky shifter out of this. Always finding nuggets of knowledge and wisdom, tricks and great help.

[@deanweller5789]

thanks for this video, i just bought a used bike for my son, and couldn't afford local bike shop prices! your a good man!

[@brookerobertson1065]

Finally, no beating around the bush! My local bike shop wanted $140 to do an annual tune up on my kids bikes to fix this issue. I could get them new bikes for that price. So thank you for helping me save a few (a LOT) of money on repairs. Best video on this topic!!

[@JaredWyns]

Excellent and detailed breakdown, this is exactly what I needed to see to understand the mechanics of how these work to fix mine. Thank you!

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

You're welcome! I hope the repair goes well.

[@JaredWyns]

@@TheOriginalMechanic Thanks and it did! Turns out I had snapped a small plastic piece inside so I had to replace the grip shift anyway, but now all fixed it runs as smooth and quiet as the day I bought it :D (Tern Link D8 gen1)

[@RobertJohnson-ec2uq]

Straight to the point. Great video. Not a bunch of worthless tips that don't matter, & waste everyone's time. I love it. Nice job.

[@drowne2]

Stumbled upon this to figure this out on my son's bicycle. Looking forward to trying this, what seems to be, straight-forward process.

[@tiktoktube120]

i wouldnt your son will be mad when you end up with a shifter in a ton of pieces

[@drowne2]

@@tiktoktube120 I guess it's a good thing I'm not you?

[@bradymortensen8104]

@@tiktoktube120 - Sounds like you don't have a clue what you're doing.

[@CarolSchmarol7]

perfect. You get right to the nitty gritty without all the blah blah blah at the beginning. Grip shifter will be worked on tomorrow thanks to you... Great video

[@CecilDSouza]

Great video. You know how to demo. Thank you. Also, your voice is sharp and clear, not to mention that the cardinals and others added melody to the proceedings.

[@milogoltz3616]

Thank YOU much! My Trek RST's Rt. Side shifter has gone down and I'll now have the courage to get it back up and running without me fighting it everyday for five miles! I noticed the Cardinals before you mentioned it. It's an elite bird that's rare to have giving you live music.

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

You're welcome. Here in WI cardinals are very common and noisy and appear on many of my soundtracks and I'm not complaining.

[@dgilvani]

My lil spring was broke 😢I looked on Amazon for a replacement. To my surprise I could get the entire gearshifter for $10. I replaced mine and it’s working great. I usually buy top rated and whatever else everyone is buying on Amazon. I picked up some new brakes and intertubes too. After 1500 miles finally doing some deferred maintenance 🤣🤣

[@LILRHONDALEE]

Thanks so much for sharing this video. I now need to try it. Just bought a used bike at a garage sale, 7 gears, but will not shift at all, and can only turn 1 click on the twist shifter. I know nothing about repairing bikes, so this hopefully will be the fix. If not, I hate to think what else it needs. I realize now, that I paid far too much too! It is always something...ugh! I am beginning to believe that "Murphy" must be my Siamese twin!

[@3niknicholson]

Excellent video. Clear. Articulate. No incessant repetition of "I'll go ahead and..." Thanks.

[@toplistcrew7645]

Great video! I have a mountain bike that was left on the curb for free. I put new tubes on it and adjusted the brakes. Come to find out the same shifter was stuck as the one you just fixed. I figured I would watch a video first before I just started taking stuff apart that didn’t need to be taken apart. This was exactly the same issue I was having. Thank you for the video!

[@Nic0Dr4ws]

Smh same with mine, dudes wife said “ he only rode it once or twice” okay lady why is everything rusty and broken? It was 10 dollars, which honestly I should’ve just gotten a Walmart bike or something

[@Calibur95]

Love that this was straight and to the point. Very useful and informative!

[@KawaiStewart]

FINALLY A VIDEO TO FIX THE GEARS THAT HAVE THE SAME AS ME!

[@themainthing3966]

superb video...just to repeat another commenter 'Clear , concise. No padding'

[@kaybischoff3275]

Thank you so much for helping me fix my gear shifter. Best video on how it's done.

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

You're welcome and thank you for the feedback.

[@SenjiBPD]

Thanks! my 11yo has lost another excuse to stay inside.

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Great, lol

[@TSnowy23]

Thnx, this is very helpful. My brother's mountain bike has trouble shifting; thought derailleur was too tight, but makes sense. He cracked his shifter, dirt likely got in there. I'll probably wind up replacing it thou. Thnx again 👍

[@SallyAndreaJohnston]

Thank you for the tips. Worked like a champ!

[@stretchwith]

I have broken a dozen of these completely unable to wind the cable back on the track and fit together. Maybe some day I will get it.

[@springer-qb4dv]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing that essential knowledge to keep cheap walmart bike running for many years!

[@juliuscaesar8801]

Thank you. Your vid is about the only one that explains how fix stuck gripshifter.

[@tiktoktube120]

doesnt work mine broke using his method

[@kikibplays]

Great tutorial, thanks! Going to give this a try and see if I can get mine running.

[@Griz5340]

Thnx, repair complete. Simple fix. Few tools, best part - video clip explanation

[@gabrielkishinevski1473]

Exceptional video. Don't change a thing. Thank you.

[@mitch_smith]

Thank you and also, Cardinals love to discuss bike mechanicing in my neck of the woods as well.

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

😄Love the cardinal comment.🐦

[@cozysouth]

Thanks. I just had to do this to my grandsons bike. Much appreciated!

[@maximdebuck4696]

That washer with the lip between the cable and the nut should have the lip over the cable so pointing down. Also correct assembly and adjustment of cable/shifter is always done in highest gear, not lowest. Always shift to highest before beginning to work on a bicycle.

[@slotreality]

Yes, watching this video was like man, people are fixing the shifter half wrong. You must put on highest gear( the small gear) than pull cable snug not too much force.

[@LGcomp1]

Amazing tutorial I only had to do the first step and my bike started working

[@bobcarter5299]

That was great! Learn something new every day I say. My suspicions are confirmed. I have the same type of thing. Mine is stuck in high though.

[@tiktoktube120]

same and it wont work for us he broke my shifter with this method i highly suggest going to a bike shop at least they know what they talking about

[@lcmlcm2460]

Great detail. I have the same problem on my son’s bike, feels like I can do it now. Thanks ❤

[@hamstergraphics]

Came across in my recommended... Not sure how you put the cable back on, but it's way easier to be in the highest gear (7 in this case), pull any slack out of the cable, and tighten the bolt... No force or several pairs of pliers needed, you are not pulling. a lot of tension, just removing slack, plus, yeah, I would have change the cable at that point. Nice video though, I repair all sorts of these grips often, these particular once are one of the easier ones to take apart.... Ride on.

[@checkmatenate]

Thanks DAD! (For the dad that never taught me shit, my actual dad lol)

[@jean-louisperier1634]

Thank you for the tip regarding the spring

[@yokanshree4621]

What about the durelier one I want to see u fix that one

[@chloeyuh1831]

hi!! Im having this exact same problem with my boyfriends bike... I wanna fix it for him!!! I dont know much about all these lubricants though and i know some can be harmful for certain material if the correct one isnt used. Is there a specific lubricant you would recommend? When i looked up yours on Amazon, a whole bunch of options showed up 😵‍💫

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Experts don't recommend petroleum based lubricants such as white lithium on plastic. I have personally used them without issues but apparently it depends on the plastic. Instead they recommend silicone based lubricants for plastic. Searching under that will result in many products.

[@PeterQSmith]

Excellent video; love the way you added the clear audio after. Two questions: was it necessary to loosen the cable? and where’d you get the bracelet?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

The cable has to be loosened up some to get the grip shifter apart. I've seen a few videos where they actually cut a perfectly good cable to get the shifter apart. As for the bracelet...lol.

[@PeterQSmith]

@@TheOriginalMechanic thanks. Cool bracelet.

[@tylerhoskins7188]

Mines the opposite any tips or is it the same

[@leepalmer3634]

Same shifter, same problem. Thank you so much

[@RollingwiththeBollings]

Wow thanks you this is the best job ever seen explaining how to do something

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Thanks. I appreciate your feedback

[@Island_Landlord]

You saved my butt- thanks for this

[@spacegazette4781]

Interesting to tension the wire while on the largest cog...

[@Tay-ky3fi]

great video.. my bike is brand new and does it.. any ideas as to why?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Must be a manufacturing defect. I would discuss this issue with the seller if possible.

[@manuelester7420]

This was just what i needed. Thanks. 🙏🏻

[@marcus554]

Wow..! That was informative..! Thanks.

[@leonardotordera8812]

Hey what should I do if mine doesn’t have a clicker spring do bike shops sell them? Or what should I do thank you

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

I suspect this spring is sold as part of an entire assembly. Your best bet might be to take one off another bike or maybe see if a bike repair shop has one lying around.

[@SDicksonCycling]

Good video but if my cable end looked like that I would be replacing the cable as you’re probably going to have to anyway sooner than later unless you can wind that up tightly and put it in a cable end. I would change it as I’ve got it off anyway saves doing it again later.

[@ricobigbear6351]

Hey thanks for such an informative video and you explained everything quite well I am now subscribed

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Thanks for the feedback and for subscribing.

[@derekwilken8181]

Iam the first one that got you from 2999 to 3000 likes!!!!

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Thanks for that lol!

[@darkesthumor9880]

This guys a ledgend

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

New idea for channel title: The Legendary Mechanic lol

[@darkesthumor9880]

@@TheOriginalMechanic 😂😂😂

[@justicer14]

For me my front gears have issues, no clicking sound, and the shifter doesnt stay in place I'll try cleaning it

[@bigguy589]

Good and clear instructions, thanks!!!

[@thelettera6610]

So my left gear shift has been bent around a complete 180°, am I able to fix it myself or do I need to take it to a shop,

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

I have not fixed such a problem but I would probably give it a shot before taking it in.

[@thelettera6610]

@@TheOriginalMechanic I tried it and I managed to fix it without any tools, took like 30 seconds

[@petrokansis]

Only other person Ive met who calls an Allen wrench an Allen wrench not a key people ,it wont start your car🙄😄Thank you this is vindication I feel like Howard Hughes when he said oops and that old spruce goose took off haha

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Ha, thanks for the humor! Need that some days.

[@waltersobchak7275]

Hey do I need that front derailer to shift my Gers on the back derailer? Thing is a headache. I wanna use the middle front of my 3 and just take the thing off. Is that possible?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

No, the front derailleur doesn't need to be shift-able for the back to work. Just leave it in one position and don't use it.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@TheOriginalMechanic hey man thanks. You are a life saver. 🫡🫡

[@WWNWD]

Just picked up a free, almost new bike, and the shifter won't move at all. I'm glad I ran into this video because now I can see if this is the problem.

[@tiktoktube120]

i would not try it

[@thebear3589]

Tks...comes in handy working on my grandkids bikes...

[@dionjr21]

For the lube part, am I able to use wd40 instead of lubricant?? Basically just use oil instead

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

I know the pros recommend a non petroleum based lubricant. These can damage plastic parts.

[@chrisblanshard247]

WD40 isn't a lubricant. It displaces water and allows you to unsease moving parts.

[@only1507]

Thank you!!! I needed that screw size! 2.5mm 👍🏾

[@TheHerrMan]

what type of grease is that? can i dunk everything in WD-40 or do I need the grease?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

A non-petroleum based grease is suggested for this job. WD-40 would be a no. A bike shop may have the ideal grease. I used what I had on hand. It's called Lubriplate.

[@Frank-rs7rq]

Useful. Thank you.

[@fredymendez1786]

if you use a hair drier you can dry everything inside nicely

[@lockstock2866]

Hey my shift gear refuses to go into gear 1 the other 5 work perfectly any ideas?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

There may be a stop or limit screw that needs to be adjusted slightly. This is there to prevent the chain from coming off.

[@techman7623]

This video was very helpful

[@josereyes3577]

Thank you. Excellent video.

[@derekwilken8181]

& I also subscribed!!!

[@ahmadsuleiman4288]

really helpful, thank you!

[@RoyceJusticeJasmyn]

Very happy with item.

[@marlonochoaj]

Subscribing, thanks for the video man. I'm having the same problem. ❤

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Good luck with the fix and thanks for subscribing!

[@AstrelGaming]

This is amazing

[@jaimesanchez1112]

My shifted works but my low and high left handle dsnt go to high it’s stuck in low how do I fix that the same way ?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

I would think that the same method would work on the left gear shifter.

[@nhdplaya]

Çox sağ olun.Sizə minnətdaram❤

[@kee2718]

It is always good to tighten shifter cable from the highest gear then tension it to the lowest gear. You have done it reversed

[@marcellomarcantonio3217]

Excellent

[@HalBarton]

Nice bike❤

[@toddmiller1290]

Great video buddy, thank you!

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

Thank. Mine just snapped and now it is useless. Turns our it was the wire that was super rusted and not able to move in anyway. 😂 Gonna head to World of Wheels to replace it. 🚲 😊

[@victordelrosario8078]

My grip shifters are literally stuck. I've taken out the screws holding the shifter grips and they won't slide out. I've tried hammering them just to loosen them , still won't budge. Any ideas?

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Two things: The cable has to be loose by cutting it or disconnecting it from the derailleur and the handle bar grip must be off. Then it should pull apart.

[@tiktoktube120]

@@TheOriginalMechanic if you dont stop breaking ppls bikes imma sue you

[@tiktoktube120]

do not listen to this pea brain he broke my shifter take yo bike to a repair shop dont listen to this fool

[@bradymortensen8104]

@@tiktoktube120 - I'm really curious how you managed to break something by trying this? It's a no-brainer.

[@My_Canada2024]

Wonderful ❤️

[@benrodriques]

My kids is like this brand new! Good Ole walmart

[@kylebeckstrom3867]

Could you show me again how to clean it with a nylon brush I didn’t catch all of that

[@franklinfreitez1911]

You safe my life 🤙

[@rickc.3079]

Thanks 😊

[@ambersimpson9175]

Thank you so much for the video

[@tiktoktube120]

thanks for breaking my shifter

[@ybill87]

I can't get the shifting dial off..stuck, fetched up or something

[@LaYz_Killz]

Does this work for the front derailer

[@TheOriginalMechanic]

Sure it will.

[@hugovanvark3916]

Amazing

[@kippywylie]

HA! You work on bikes just like me..... in tall grass where tiny parts instantly dissappear, using cresent wrench instead if proper tool

[@Eve....747]

Does me, so the clicking sound is normal on these twist grips, thought something was wrong, thought 💭 it be less noise, smooth and a little noise, not click,click while twisting, so does me.... 👍

[@joaquinlopez5058]

Nice vídeo! I Will try it now!

[@tiktoktube120]

i wouldnt if i were you mine broke to pieces

[@crystaltuplin5138]

Very Helpful, Thank You very much. :-)

[@dawnhoran3353]

Excellent, thanks!

[@RekhaSharma-rv3bw]

Thanks bro

[@scrubkaekz3231]

I'm not able to remove the shifter. There are plastic pieces holding it in place. Any advice?

[@BerniePottrell]

I had to get a broad flat blade screwdriver to lever mine apart. There's a plastic retaining lug that needs to pop clear. I had to be far more brutal than I thought I'd thought!