Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Ok I need help please nned to have the RD installed tonight as we leave for knysna land tom. Everything is in place - except when i try click the X7 shifters it is not grabbing the cable to shift the RD. I threaded the cable through the hole on the side till the knobbie on the got caught in the shifter, threaded all the hoses and then attached it to the RD (sram x9). The RD was in the largest gear at the back. Can anyone help me with why the gear is not shifting the cable ?
NotSoBigBen Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 OK - firstly I would suggest undo the cable at the RD then hold the cable and shift the shifter and feel if the cable moves .... If not then the problem lies at the shifter ...... You must thread the cable through when the shifter is in 9th gear!
Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 ok, ninth gear, where then do you place the chain and RD when you connect the cable ?
NotSoBigBen Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 The RD must be in the 9th gear (smallest) as well ......
PhilipV Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 ok' date=' ninth gear, where then do you place the chain and RD when you connect the cable ? [/quote'] Without the cable connected the RD should be in 9th gear, put the chain on your smallest gear. Shift the shifter to 9. Ensure BOTH cable adjuster barrels are +-4 clicks from being completely screwed IN. Thread cable through cable and RD. Ensure the cable outer are snug in all the cable mounts on the frame. Put cable through the RD and tighten bolt. Ensure cable is tight before you tighten it. A 3rd hand helps here. RD should work now, but shifting wont be 100. You get that by adjusting it with the cable adjuster barrels
Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 critical that cable mounts are snug ? if not, will they last 15 km on saturday ?
PhilipV Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 critical that cable mounts are snug ? if not' date=' will they last 15 km on saturday ? [/quote'] If they are snug now, they wont move when you shift, just makes adjusting now and later easier.When I mean cable mounts, I'm talking of the thingeys in the frame that hold the outer cables in place. Make sure the cable outer fit snug in Mr Titus.
Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 YIPPEEE BB and muddy p ... beers very much on me when next I am in GP it worked !!! they shift, not perfectly, because the chain doesnt go into the largest cog and the smallest cog when I click through them, but at least the chain moves !!! yyaaaaayyy! ok, so now I can have that beer. ok, so how do I do the FD one? also put the chain on the smallest cog and in 3rd on the shifter?
Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 critical that cable mounts are snug ? if not' date=' will they last 15 km on saturday ? [/quote'] If they are snug now, they wont move when you shift, just makes adjusting now and later easier.When I mean cable mounts, I'm talking of the thingeys in the frame that hold the outer cables in place. Make sure the cable outer fit snug in Mr Titus. hell .... no way I am trusting myself on my bike. using the wifes bike instead
NotSoBigBen Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Pleasure mate and you deserve that frosty now. Feeling brave as you should? Check out here for that final RD fine tuning:- http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html
Slowbee Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 ok, so its all done, and it works ! oiled, checked and tested. thanks for the help guys.
Sammajoor Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Money not spent at the LBS, means more money spent on the Missus
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