Saracen Rear derailleur?

Question

The rear Gear Derailleur on my saracen rufftrax is playing up
when i push the gear change lever it with either skip gears or go into gear also when in gears 1+2 it will rub on the spokes can it be fixed? or should i replace it any help on fitting a new one would be appreciated if this is the case

Answer 1

Have you tried adjusting the gear cable?

Often the symptoms you're seeing are because the gear cable isn't quite the right length, usually due to stretching in the cable.

If you don't want to try adjusting it yourself then all decent bike shops will be able to help you out.


(You adjust it in the same way as you would a brake cable but getting it to the correct possition can take some trial and error).

Answer 2

Take some effective metallic wool and a lite oil and sparkling the rust off. A twine brush will paintings besides. A SOS or Brillo pad will paintings besides only coat it relatively is going to oil afterwords. Shimano 14-28 7 velocity cassette Chainset: Alloy 40 two/34/24 enamel looks like an identical factors. Rust wont harm plenty except it relatively is on the chain. If the chain is rusted replace it. Edit: you will additionally might desire to placed money right into a thank you to eliminate the freewheel and the crank hands.

Answer 3

it is a minor adjustment tighten or loosten the cable at the derailer (screw adjustment) untill it works normal

there is a stop screw that will prevent i from hitting the spokes

if the derailer is bent you will need to streighten it it can be done with pliers but be carefull not to bend tto far