Time to retire my rear derailleur?

[pauloc]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm rebuilding my old GT hardtail as a training bike and I've got the rear derailleur (XT) setup so it's shifting as well as can be expected. What I have noticed is that if I push / pull the derailleur cage with my finger, the cage just sits where I left it. It doesn't spring back to it's original position.

 

Is there a way to fix this / should I ride it into the ground and replace?

 

Cheers,

Paulo

[rouxtjie]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm rebuilding my old GT hardtail as a training bike and I've got the rear derailleur (XT) setup so it's shifting as well as can be expected. What I have noticed is that if I push / pull the derailleur cage with my finger, the cage just sits where I left it. It doesn't spring back to it's original position.

 

Is there a way to fix this / should I ride it into the ground and replace?

 

Cheers,

Paulo

mmmmm might be easier to just buy a new cheapie rear DR.....OR

 

SS the bugger

[Bianchi]

mmmmm might be easier to just buy a new cheapie rear DR.....OR

 

SS the bugger

 

SS shouldn't be a last resort. It should be the first option.

 

Go SS

[RexFuzzle]

I agree, the universe has informed you to try singlespeed...

[pauloc]

Rouxtjie!!! Thought about the SS option but got some nasty hills in the area so I think I may be better off with the gears for now

[rouxtjie]

Rouxtjie!!! Thought about the SS option but got some nasty hills in the area so I think I may be better off with the gears for now

Cmon Conde....its a laugh and a blast, and the building up of it is as much fun as riding. PLUS you will get super strong and then make that zula sing

[Agteros]

RDs are over-rated. At a max a tensioner should be considered. then a EBB, but preferably another frame

[nuge]

may be a touch of rust? drop the rd in a small tub of diesel for about 10mins (no smoking during this procedure!), fish it out, degrease with sunlight liquid and see if it's working any better.

 

if nothing's changed then it's probably time for a new rd.

[droo]

You can disassemble some XT RDs. Which one do you have?

[pauloc]

You can disassemble some XT RDs. Which one do you have?

 

Shew - it's a stock standard 9-speed guy that came on my GT about 6 years ago.

[Rapunzel]

I broke the spring on my sram RD and my lbs managed to replace it (presume 2nd hand part) - cost a fraction of a replacement

[BushGoblin]

Paulo, go SS

[droo]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6988571623_cf966e9545_z.jpg

 

Thus? These ones can be disassembled and cleaned out. There's a grub screw on the body next to the cage. It'll take a bit of fiddling to work out how it comes apart, but it's possible. Reassembly is exactly the reverse.

[pauloc]

Nah - a bit

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6988571623_cf966e9545_z.jpg

 

Thus? These ones can be disassembled and cleaned out. There's a grub screw on the body next to the cage. It'll take a bit of fiddling to work out how it comes apart, but it's possible. Reassembly is exactly the reverse.

 

Nope - more recent than that one. Bit more like this but can't find exact one:

http://www.speedgoat.com/Images/blog/RD0779.jpg

[pauloc]

Paulo, go SS

 

Not just yet dude Maybe when the derailleur stops working, but going to ride it into the ground first