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- From: chris@carnival.lbl.gov (Chris Moll)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: Chorus F. Derailer Sticks..
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 22:43:12 GMT
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- David J. Albelo writes:
- > Hi, I am trying to fix this problem with my front derailer, and I've
- > run out of ideas. The derailer moves fine when I shift up to the big
- > ring, but when I go back down to the smaller gears, the derailer moves
- > a little then stops and I have to reach down and push it to the smaller
- > ring.
-
- It sounds like the spring is to weak to overcome the resistance in the
- pivots.
-
- If you really can't disassemble the deraileur (If so I'm disappointed in
- Campy - losing their remaining selling point) you can almost certainly
- pop the spring off at one of its ends with a screwdriver. Squirt oil into
- the pivots, work them back and forth, and repeat. Lever the spring
- back in place and reassemble. The derailleur should then work smoothly
- enough for the spring to do its work.
- --
- Chris Moll (510)486-7891
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- A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature
- replaces it with. -- Tenessee Williams
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