Originally Posted by
Chuck M
I was given this derailleur this morning. I know some people aren't fans due to performance, but I think these are beautiful. And since I'm an old man and performance isn't an issue, I'm pretty damn inclined to find a project to put it on.
Check the top part (hidden under the knuckle cover) of the plastic bit that surrounds the lower knuckle spring - you will need to take it apart. The spring end fits in a hole in that plastic part, and with time/uv/use/abuse it cracks and fails, and you then do not have a working derailleur; a bit of a bother if you are half-way somewhere.