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Old 02-05-08, 09:28 PM   #4
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Default Re: Old shimano altus front deraillier question...

Yeah, I read that article, that's the only reason I know what the screws do Funny, I kept this bike on the road for a decade without having even the slightest idea what I was doing I can see it's going to be very helpful

Thing is, the article doesn't really seem to cover the problem- basically nothing i do shifts the plates far enough to make the jump into top. I thought about it being a stretched cable, it's an obvious suspect, but pulling the cable independantly of the lever doesn't seem to shift it out far enough. I'm wondering if it might have taken a knock in storage, or when my brother was using it.

Robchester, I'm not sure that works, the screws are to set the top and bottom limits according to that article, so since it's an index shift I need to use the cable adjustment to get the middle chainwheel right then use the adjusters for the top and bottom, if I understand rightly. Which I might not
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