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Rear Derailleur Issue

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  • November 29, 2012 at 1:05 pm #17376
    gillerz960

    Hi

    I’m having a bit of trouble with my rear derailleur. With the cable loose etc. the derailleur does not shift the chain to the smallest cog, but the 3rd smallest. I’ve never had this issue before, it doesn’t seem to be anything to do with the limit screws. Does anyone know what might be causing the issue and how to solve it?

    Thanks

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  • November 30, 2012 at 7:32 am #707707
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    gillerz960

    Thanks for the replies. I
    Thanks for the replies. I managed to sort it in the end, think the problem was the derailleur wasn’t on properly which was strange because it had worked before, I had only changed the chain.

    Taking it off the bike and putting it back on sorted it out.

    November 29, 2012 at 2:31 pm #707705
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    jimmo62

    If you have had an accident
    If you have had an accident then it could also be bent derailleur or derailleur bracket…..

    Most likely a really good clear (take it off the bike and give it a good going over with degreaser and a toothbrush) should sort it out.

    Presumably it did work at some point in the past?

    November 29, 2012 at 1:09 pm #707703
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    aende

    Sounds like the mechanism is
    Sounds like the mechanism is jammed up with crud or something.

    Just to re-iterate – cables loose, limit screws out, index screw on lowest point

    You should be able to move the mech with your hand through the entire range of the cassette – can you do this?

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