Deore LX front derailleur adjustments?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Deore LX front derailleur adjustments?

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:05:26 AM EDT

anyone have a manual for these things?

The Shimano LX E-type front derailleur on my Prophet is not quite adjusted properly.

On the top/large chainring I need a wee bit more extention on the guide (pushed out further)

I've got SRAM trigger shifters and don't want to mess up any indexing (read as I don't want to fvk it up).

The dealer is on the other side of town and not an option today. (besides, I just bought this thing friday.. if they couldn't get it right, it's the last place I want to bring it right now.)

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:07:39 AM EDT

[#1]

There's two screws, one marked "H" and one marked "L" You need to adjust one of those. Can't remember which it is off the top of my head

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:23:18 AM EDT

[#2]

Oh, the woe of mountain bike derailleurs!! The LX rear derailleur on my Specialized is brand new, new cassette, new chain, new cables, etc. And the $#%ing thing won't shift, except when I don't want it to. 4 rides later it's back to the LBS, again. Adjusting them is 70% voodoo, 20% luck, and 10% science.

Semper Fi

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:29:50 AM EDT

[#3]

my SRAM rear derailleur is dead on and works great.

I know about the H & L adjustments. won't go any higher. I'm suspecting I've got to redo the cable but I don't want to make a big mess out of a minor thing.

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:49:49 AM EDT

[#4]

This may help

Posted: 3/26/2006 11:52:34 AM EDT

[#5]

I'll take a look.. thanks John.

Posted: 3/26/2006 12:00:11 PM EDT

[#6]

The height of the bottom of the deraileur cage should be 2-3 mm over the top of the large chainring, this is positioned upon installation, by a block that is wedged into the mechanism, forcing the cage to the high gear position. a sticker that is on the outside of the cage, lines up with chainring teeth , acting as a guide to set the height, you pull out the block, and peel off the sticker when all set up.

This should be a no brainer with an E type though.

Posted: 3/26/2006 8:54:05 PM EDT

[#7]

Tighten the cable a quarter turn after adjusting the set screws....make sure the front D. hasn't been knocked to an angle.

Posted: 3/28/2006 5:09:47 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
The height of the bottom of the deraileur cage should be 2-3 mm over the top of the large chainring, this is positioned upon installation, by a block that is wedged into the mechanism, forcing the cage to the high gear position. a sticker that is on the outside of the cage, lines up with chainring teeth , acting as a guide to set the height, you pull out the block, and peel off the sticker when all set up.

This should be a no brainer with an E type though.

This ended up being the problem

~~Took~~..Rode down to the shop today and they fixed her up. rides great now.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Deore LX front derailleur adjustments?

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