Mountain Biking - Something fell out of my front derailleur

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Krig

07-16-10, 08:36 AM

Just bought a new MTB which apparently needs some adjustment to the derailleurs. While trying to set the front derailleur height, a tiny metal rod fell out of it. It's about 1mm thick and 1½cm long, no threading or anything. The derailleur is an SRAM 3.0. The bike was upside down when the rod fell out. What is this rod and where does it go?

Thankful for help!

Krig

07-16-10, 09:25 AM

Here's a picture of the rod next to a lighter for size comparison:

http://i25.tinypic.com/rhvo7t.jpg

never

07-16-10, 10:07 AM

I've never used a SRAM FD. Can you take a picture of that too?

Krig

07-16-10, 10:27 AM

I've never used a SRAM FD. Can you take a picture of that too?

Sure, not the best picture but this is mine:
http://i26.tinypic.com/352grbo.jpg

Better picture of the same model:

http://www.ramblabikepr.com/prodimages/fd30.jpg