Dropout fixing question
11-01-05, 09:58 PM
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Dropout fixing question
Hello all,
After taking a nice spill on my 87 Trek Elance 330 last sunday (hit an oil spot in the rain + leaning over too far for conditions) I managed to bend the small bracket that the rear derailleur bolts on to inwards about 7 degrees. There isn't any cracking so it should be safe to bend back in, but I don't know the initial forming procedure. If anyone has a solution to setting it back as close to factory as possible I am more than welcome to hear it. Thanks!
After taking a nice spill on my 87 Trek Elance 330 last sunday (hit an oil spot in the rain + leaning over too far for conditions) I managed to bend the small bracket that the rear derailleur bolts on to inwards about 7 degrees. There isn't any cracking so it should be safe to bend back in, but I don't know the initial forming procedure. If anyone has a solution to setting it back as close to factory as possible I am more than welcome to hear it. Thanks!
11-01-05, 10:24 PM
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Not that up on Trek models, assuming it is a forged dropout- Campagnolo and Shimano both have made tools for this purpose. So does Park. Bending it back within one degree or so is not the issue, it is the final amount. The Shimano tool was developed for the first generation of SIS and uses a pretty fool proof way, the tried and true Campagnolo tool needs an experienced mechanic. I have seen the park tool but not used it. Bend it by eye most of the way, locate a trustworthy mechanic for the final finesse.
