Originally Posted by
curbtender
I saw that too and don't think that's it.
Originally Posted by
dddd
It is not unheard of for either spring to break, if perhaps you noticed a sudden loss of chain tension(?).
Nope. New rd to me anyway so nothing to go off of with this one.
Originally Posted by
Sir_Name
I doubt it from the pic, but have you exceeded the RD capacity? Probably fine, especially if that’s a double, but worth confirming as a first step. How did you size the chain?
Nope, all good on capacity. I sized like Shimano suggests: big/big + 2 links. Chain length looks spot on.
Originally Posted by
panzerwagon
That's awesome for seeing how the parts are put together. I'm not too hopeful that's the fix for this rd though, I think the spring is just worn. I think this might be a good solution though: