Fitting new cables on levers.

[Gillstay]

Anyone else had trouble getting gear cables into these type of levers. Seem unable to easy them around and out. Ta.

 

[fossyant]

Make sure the gears are fully released into where they would be for the small sprocket.

 

[cyberknight]

old sram shifters can be a bit of a fiddle as the cable kinks inside the shifter so you have to get it just right
https://www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/repair-help/shift-cable-replacement-drop-bars