Thread: Front derailleur keeps slipping to lower gear
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Old 07-26-17 | 03:58 PM
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If it's an old "click" shifter spray some WD-40 inside and work it back and forth. Often the old grease hardens up and the pawl that should catch is sticking.

If it's a friction (no clicks) shifter, you need to tighten the pivot.
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