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Baffled by front derailleur

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  • December 17, 2016 at 8:14 pm #26584
    aKelly1305

    I cannot shift into the big ring. I’ve tried indexing the derailleur, tightening the cable and there’s nothing wrong with the shifter. However, when I shift up the derailleur doesn’t move. I’ve successfully used my fingers to move it so there is nothing wrong with its movement. All that happens is that the cable slack is taken up. I’m stumped so would appreciate any advice.

    Thanks

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  • December 17, 2016 at 9:39 pm #883615
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    StraelGuy

    I replaced my 9 speed Sora

    I replaced my 9 speed Sora with 5800 105 on my winter bike this morning. I couldn’t get the front derailleur to play ball either so I did some searching on Youtube. I found a tip video that suggested raising the derailleur and putting a 6 mm allen key through the middle and then tightening the cable. D’you know what? It worked a treat!

    December 17, 2016 at 9:11 pm #883613
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    kev-s

    Sounds like there isnt enough

    Sounds like there isnt enough tension on the cable, wind the adjuster all the way in then loosen the mech’s pinch bolt and pull the cable tight making sure the shifter is in small ring position  and retighten the bolt, use the adjuster to add more tension if needed

     

    Some of the newer mechs (shimano 5800 105  need quite a bit of cable tension to work properly

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