cant put derallieur back on properly - peugeot touring bicycle
03-24-14, 04:15 PM
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cant put derallieur back on properly - peugeot touring bicycle
Hi guys
I took the rear wheel of to change the tyre on my old Peugeot touring bicycle. Now i cant put it back on properly. the derallieur is the problem. I cant put the simplex on as it is is supposed to be placed. It is made in a strange french way. the wingnut wont go on - it wil touch the deralllieur. so i managed to find a normal nut that fits. But I still cant manage to to place the damn simplex deralliur the right way, before I tighten the nut. Anyone else had that problem, And knows how I should do it?
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vintage4ever
I took the rear wheel of to change the tyre on my old Peugeot touring bicycle. Now i cant put it back on properly. the derallieur is the problem. I cant put the simplex on as it is is supposed to be placed. It is made in a strange french way. the wingnut wont go on - it wil touch the deralllieur. so i managed to find a normal nut that fits. But I still cant manage to to place the damn simplex deralliur the right way, before I tighten the nut. Anyone else had that problem, And knows how I should do it?
Best regards,
vintage4ever
03-24-14, 04:20 PM
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You must show photos of your set-up from several different angles in order to get any help.
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03-24-14, 06:20 PM
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Smart to have taken a before pic! I know wing nuts have been used on the RD side, but it never made much sense to me. How about a pic of the condition now?
03-24-14, 06:24 PM
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Let's see where you are now.
From the basic condition and position of things in your first image, there is any number of things that can be going on some of it at the same time.
Were you able to shift to all of the rear cogs before the flat? From the appearance of things, I doubt it.
And I would get the chain onto the smaller front chainring too. Even when things are all well, that is standard procedure to R&R the rear wheel on a two derailleur equipped bike.
From the basic condition and position of things in your first image, there is any number of things that can be going on some of it at the same time.
Were you able to shift to all of the rear cogs before the flat? From the appearance of things, I doubt it.
And I would get the chain onto the smaller front chainring too. Even when things are all well, that is standard procedure to R&R the rear wheel on a two derailleur equipped bike.
03-24-14, 06:30 PM
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Aha, OK - how you treat your ride is your personal choice :-) Would love to see more pictures of your bike (especially close ups)
For your trouble - I think I had same challenge with Lejeune I had several years back. I believe drive side wingnut should have different proportion vs non-drive side and you should be able to clear the RD.
Are you sure RD is all the way in and are you sure you are using wingnut on the correct side?
03-24-14, 06:34 PM
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The right side wing nut is often "taller" than the left side wing nut, to clear the rear derailer.
03-25-14, 03:36 AM
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Well if you got it off then it must go back on.
Make sure the derailleur hanger is right back and then align it with the drop out and tighten it up.
When you insert the rear wheel pull the derailleur back as far as it can go and see if that helps with the wingnut.
Make sure the derailleur hanger is right back and then align it with the drop out and tighten it up.
When you insert the rear wheel pull the derailleur back as far as it can go and see if that helps with the wingnut.
03-25-14, 06:51 AM
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03-25-14, 07:16 AM
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Try taking the rear wheel off and setting it aside.
Then take the rear der and hanger out of the dropout.
Make sure the chain is not looped around or the derailleur flipped around.
Straighten chain if not right.
Slide der hanger into rear droput slot.
There is bolt and nut that holds the der and hanger in place. This needs to be tightened.
Replace wheel.
Should look like this. Not my pic ( found it on the web)
I'm guessing the der got flipped around.
Then take the rear der and hanger out of the dropout.
Make sure the chain is not looped around or the derailleur flipped around.
Straighten chain if not right.
Slide der hanger into rear droput slot.
There is bolt and nut that holds the der and hanger in place. This needs to be tightened.
Replace wheel.
Should look like this. Not my pic ( found it on the web)
I'm guessing the der got flipped around.
03-25-14, 01:00 PM
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Let's see where you are now.
From the basic condition and position of things in your first image, there is any number of things that can be going on some of it at the same time.
Were you able to shift to all of the rear cogs before the flat? From the appearance of things, I doubt it.
And I would get the chain onto the smaller front chainring too. Even when things are all well, that is standard procedure to R&R the rear wheel on a two derailleur equipped bike.
From the basic condition and position of things in your first image, there is any number of things that can be going on some of it at the same time.
Were you able to shift to all of the rear cogs before the flat? From the appearance of things, I doubt it.
And I would get the chain onto the smaller front chainring too. Even when things are all well, that is standard procedure to R&R the rear wheel on a two derailleur equipped bike.
03-25-14, 05:50 PM
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Thank you for all the response! I was only able to change the rear cogs before tyre change. I have now tried to put the derallieur back on. I have actually been out riding it. I can still change rear cogs now. But I am not sure that the derallieur is on exactly as it should.
j/k
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