Over the last week or so, my rear derailthingy began to work in a frustrating and idiosyncratic manner, thereby upsetting my gear changes just when I needed them most.
Well today was "f" day i.e. "fix it" day.
My second solution had been to attack the limiter stop screws and change sundry angles on the rear derailleur. My first solution, viz. adjusting the length of the gear change cable, had proved fruitless.
Out with the Allen keys and into the rear derailleur limiter screws I went, right up to the point where I realised I had no idea what I was doing.
Naturally a call to Werner followed right after this revelation. Most timely was the call for he happened to be in Emerald at the time. So, 5mins later I had expert knowledge available.
Werner took one look and (subvocally) decided I should step to one side and let him fix it. Turns out my solutions were 180 degrees in the wrong direction. The gear change problem had was nothing to do with limiter screws nor cable adjustment. He found the entire cable and associated adjustment mechanism, had become detached from its home in the derailleur body with the result that everything was misaligned. Now, how come I didn't see that????
It proved to be a fiddly thing to fix, with the possibly of a crossed thread and thus a stuffed derailleur, looming large. So, I stood by and provided moral support as Werner addressed the problem with patience I can only admire.
Great success!
All gears working well, rear derailleur lined up true, gear change cable housed correctly and limiter screws all content.
A happy ending.
Thank goodness one of us knew what they were doing.
Jon
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On Thu, 23 Sep. 2021, 19:06 michael litchfield, <m_litchfield@hotmail.com> wrote:
Haha my legs told me so .. gee even an easy ride has lots of bloody climbing smiling
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> On 23 Sep 2021, at 2:15 pm, Jon Bate <bate.jon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> You were only 7m short this time. Perhaps it is because you are so tall that you recognise heights.
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