lateral movement in rear derailleur
08-15-06, 09:38 PM
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lateral movement in rear derailleur
While inspecting my bike and re-greasing it, I found that I could move the rear derailleur (Shimano Acera) laterally about a quarter of an inch. This was achieved by holding the derailleur at the lowest point (just under the pulley). The derailleur is not loose at the frame. I checked that first. Is this a sign that its shot or is it normal to have that much play. Shifting has not gone screwy yet. I just don’t want to be out somewhere putting some force down and the thing breaks leaving me dead in the water. Thanks for your thoughts.
08-18-06, 02:41 PM
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I'm not sure what you're doing exactly, but my derailleur does not move in any direction when I try to move it from the very bottom of the cage. It doesn't sound good, but I'm hesitant to tell you to buy a new one. Does it wiggle on all the cogs or just some? Maybe you'll get some more feedback from others. P.
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i'm not sure if theres movemt while acrually riding, btu i know its there when the bikc if in a stand and by using my fingers to move the cage.
08-19-06, 03:33 PM
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I do think that this is an indication of some slop or play in the parallelogram and/or cage connection, and this normally does happen with age. Nothing much you can do about it, except replace the derailleur with a new one eventually. The worst that will probably happen until then, is that your shifting might get a bit sloppy. It isn't much more likely to break, than it would be otherwise.
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Originally Posted by lawkd
I do think that this is an indication of some slop or play in the parallelogram and/or cage connection, and this normally does happen with age. Nothing much you can do about it, except replace the derailleur with a new one eventually. The worst that will probably happen until then, is that your shifting might get a bit sloppy. It isn't much more likely to break, than it would be otherwise.
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