microSHIFT SWORD Dropper Remote Installation Guide

June 12, 2024
microSHIFT

**microSHIFT SWORD Dropper Remote Installation Guide

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REMINDER

Before installing the products, please read and understand the installation procedures. Improper installation can lead to premature product failures or even injuries. If you have any questions on how to install, please contact us or consult with a professional bicycle mechanic.

Tools and Supplies

  1. Torque Wrench
  2. 5mm Hex Bit
  3. 5mm Hex Wrench
  4. 3mm Hex Wrench
  5. 2mm Hex Wrench

Dropper Remote Attachment

Fold the hood towards the brake lever and unthread the attachment bolt a few turns with a 5mm hex wrench.
Dropper Remote

Position the remote on the handlebar in a location that will be comfortably accessible while riding. A good starting point is to use a straight edge that extends from the lower edge of the drops.

Line up the bottom of the brake blade with the flat edge
Dropper Remote

Set Your Angle

There is a small window of lateral adjustment, but generally the shifters are designed to work best when mounted in line with flare of the handlebar.

Torque the band clamp to 8Nm and roll the hood back into place.
Set Your Angle

Remote Cable Installation

The SWORD dropper remote comes with a shift cable for dropper actuation and a brake cable for brake actuation.

Roll the hood on the shifter towards the brake lever.
Remote Cable Installation

Route the cable through the cable port on the lever body and out through the top of the shifter.

Pull tight to make sure the cable head is fully seated in the shifter.
Remote Cable Installation

Install a housing cap on the end of your remote housing. Slide the housing around the cable and seat the cap in the  housing stop on top of theshifter. Follow your frame manufacturer’s guidelines for proper dropper cable routing and connect the cable to your dropper post according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.
Remote Cable Installation
Test the dropper for full function by actuating the lever.
Remote Cable Installation

To add cable tension to the remote cable, turn the tension bolt on the bottom of the lever body clockwise with a 3mm hex wrench. This adjustment will move the remote lever into its throw.

remote lever

Unthread the cable set screw with a 2mm hex wrench one full turn.
This allows the lever to return to the riding position.

When the lever returns to the riding position, tighten the cable set screw with a 2mm hex wrench. Tighten until Snug. If the cable set screw is not snug, the remote lever will not engage the cable and the dropper post will not actuate.

Test the dropper for function.

Pull the brake lever.

Pass the brake cable through the cable head seat inside the lever body and make sure the head of the cable fully seats in the lever body.

Seat the cable housing in the back side of the lever body.
Do not use a housing cap between the brake housing and housing stop. Follow your frame and brake manufacturer’s guidelines for proper cable routing and brake setup.

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References

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