Quiz: which bit of my brifter has fallen out?

[roubaixtuesday]

... and does it matter?

Re earlier thread on cable replacement, *before* ( yes, definitely before!) any fettling, this fell out of my right hand side (rear) 105 11 speed 5800 brifter, immediately on peeling up the hood.

First shown against cable end for scale.

What is it, does it matter?

All seems to work fine without, on tbe stand at least.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Looks like the 'main lever support'. See page 18 - 19 of the linked manual. Looks as if it ought to be easy to put back in and that you can get new ones (this based purely on looking at the manual just now ....)
https://si.shimano.com/pdfs/dm/DM-ST0002-04-ENG.pdf

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Looks like the 'main lever support'. See page 18 - 19 of the linked manual. Looks as if it ought to be easy to put back in and that you can get new ones (this based purely on looking at the manual just now ....)
https://si.shimano.com/pdfs/dm/DM-ST0002-04-ENG.pdf

Fab, thank you, I'll have a look in the morning. Strange it works ok without.

Here's your prize, virtual alas.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Looks like the 'main lever support'. See page 18 - 19 of the linked manual. Looks as if it ought to be easy to put back in and that you can get new ones (this based purely on looking at the manual just now ....)
https://si.shimano.com/pdfs/dm/DM-ST0002-04-ENG.pdf

Just slots back in easily - it provides the surface that bears on the inner lever if that makes sense.

Surprised it seemed ok on the stand without it, everything seemed fine in the ride in with it.

Thanks again.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Good stuff. Having found it in the manual I went to check that my levers both still featured that piece, which I'd also never been aware of!

 

[Rhysito]

I have managed to break my main lever support as well on my left shifter. Given that it is a lot easier to find stock of right lever supports, I suspect its common to break the left one.

You can still shift without it, but its a lot less smooth and you have to push a lot harder on the lever.

Whilst I am waiting to get a replacement part, I have superglued the broken peice in place, but I am only doing short rides at the moment.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I'd change that cable while you're there, I can't be 100% sure from that photo but it's possibly seen better days.