Stuck dropper post
My dropper stopped working properly so I decided to remove it to trouble shoot it. The cable in internally routed (2018 Stumpjumper alloy). Unfortunately I am unable to move the cable housing more than a few inches in either direction.
I have tried twisting the dropper back and forth. I have tried force feeding the housing while pulling on the dropper. I have tried removing the lever and making it as slack as possible, but none of these have allowed me to access the bottom of the dropper to release it. The cable does not come off the lever itself, so I'm thinking at this point my only option is to cut the cable and pull it through.
Before I do this, any other suggestions? Also I took out the bottom bracket to see if it would allow me access to the housing, but no go... When I took it out I found a rubber tube. It came out and seems to be attached to nothing. Any idea what this is for?
Posted Sep 21, 2021, 10:35 PM UTC
The rubber tube is most likely there just as insulation to quite the cables for rattling. I would just cut the cable if it is really that stuck
Thanks. My concern is that I’ll cause damaged trying to not cut the cable. Hopefully a new cable threads back up without incidence because I would hate trying to replace the housing.
Internal routing sure looks nice, but my goodness is it a pain to work with!