Thread: Front derailleur adjustment issues....
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Old 04-17-23 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by aaronM46
I have a new Schwinn Network 3.0 Hyrbrid bike. It was a gift and came with the front derailleur broken so I couldn't have it replaced. I bought a replacement but I cannot get it adjusted properly.

It is a 21 speed. 7 cogs in the back and 3 up front. The front derailleur is a top pull. I have watched tons of Youtube videos on how to adjust it and nothing seems to work. It has twist shifters.

Of the videos I have watched they all seem to assume you have an initial front derailleur with cable tension already set. Mine is new and I don't know how to set the initial cable tension. If it is just barely taught the twist shifter won't click. This is in the smallest front cog and largest rear cog. If I back off the tension even a little it will click shifts at the shifter but won't pull it up to the middle cog.

I am just not sure what to do at this point.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Well heck.. let's try an ARTICLE with Pictures then...and you're gonna need to Do one extra little trick i like too... https://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-a-Shi...20adjuster.%20

Now.. before you set the Cable tension.. the Tourney Der. has a Tab on the cable clamp.. the cable Needs To Be Outside of the Tab, THEN wrapped around the Clamp bolt/nut between the head and actuator arm..... that tab puts the cable at the correct distance from the pivot and makes shifting easier.... once the cable is clamped, reset the low gear adjustment... if this is confusing, Go to Walmart or Costco and Look At A Shimano Tourney-Equipped Bike to SEE what i'm mentioning... it is VERY important that the cable is routed Correctly.

You're certain the Derailleur you bought is a TOP Pull, correct? what Derailleur? Model? brand? Part Number on the back?
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