Park Tool
Try the Park Tool website. The questions you're asking are really basic. To answer one of your questions, the shifters must always be shifted to the smallest cog or smallest ring position (cable fully released) before pulling the cable tight by hand and clamping it down. Be sure that your cable tension adjusters are screwed in as far as possible, before attaching the cables.
www.parktool.com/repair
Try the Park Tool website. The questions you're asking are really basic. To answer one of your questions, the shifters must always be shifted to the smallest cog or smallest ring position (cable fully released) before pulling the cable tight by hand and clamping it down. Be sure that your cable tension adjusters are screwed in as far as possible, before attaching the cables.
www.parktool.com/repair
