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Old 12-15-15 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SkyDog75
If you installed a new derailleur, you had to thread your chain through it. When you did, you must've run the chain on the wrong side of the little metal tab. It's a common mistake. Hopefully you're using a chain with a quick link (such as KMC, SRAM, or Wippermann) so you can break the chain, re-route, and reconnect in a minute or so.
Yup, I did that once. Heard the extra noise and stopped to see that I was a bonehead.
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