How do I use this derailleur with down pull cable?
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Sorry for the delayed response - out of town. OK - to make this derailleur work on a bottom or down pull cable, the cable must approach the derailleur from under the right side of the bike, wrap over the body (there are small "cast in" cable guides for this installation method) and be installed thru the clamp screw (which is ambidextrous). Hope that helps - Randy @ Prototype Cycle.
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My friend had the same problem and had to buy a used x7 as sram told thebike shop to sell him a new derailleur cause they dont have the pulleys.
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Same problem here.. haven't messed with it (No time yet) but it looks like the frame is not straight where the derailleur mounts so I'll have to heat and bend that tab.. what a pain. As the bike is, the rear derailleur is awfully close to the rear wheel's spokes and even worse is the overall chain alignment
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I used these to replace the shifters and cables on my Trek 4300 mountain bike. I completely removed the old cables from the bike along with the old shifters. These new shifters come with the shift cables attached. I reused the cable casing that was on my bike, applying lube to the inside of the casing before threading the new cables through. The installation of the cables was easy. The adjustment to the derailleur after the cables are installed is a bit tricky. The best I can offer on that process is to either research online, find YouTube videos, or take the bike to your local bike shop and pay them to make the adjustments.
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This is a 10 speed derailleur and will only work with that kind of setup. In order to use it you will have to update your shifters, cassette and even your front derailleur.
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Yes, I am using with a 9 speed Dura-Ace downtube shifter - it works fine. However, there is no cable adjuster on the derailleur, you need a Jagwire Mickey Frame Adjusting Barrels (from Amazon). The cable adjuster slips into the cable housing socket on the derailleur.
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Well it should work with any derailleur but you`ll need to match the number of gears that the derailleur has to the shifter like if the derailleur is a 7 speed then you would get a 7 speed shifter. Dose this help any?
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It comes with the trigger set only, with the cable already threaded. As the other used responded, there is plenty of videos on Youtube that can demonstrate how to properly adjust derailleurs once the cable has been mounted.
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Steven, this cable is longer than even needed for the rear derailleur, so it can be used in either case for the front or rear derailleur. Once you have it installed and at the correct length you cut off the excess cable.
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I have the ultegra short derailer and switched from a 11-28 tiagra cassette to the 12-30 ultegra casette. It maxes out the derailer but has worked great for the Pittsburgh hills. Just completed the DC to PGH ride with that setup.
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If you manage to pull it off, I don't recommend it. There is nothing wrong with a long rear deraileur. A good XT or XTR, if not fallen on will last forever.
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Depends on the existing deraileur, things like long cage and shifter components being shimano compatible have to be there. Chain length may need to be addressed.
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you have to stuff the electrical connection down in the tube and slide the handlebar assembly through and pull electrical connection back through the oval hole. Remember to put the oval shaped nut inside the handlebar assembly before slipping it through...you need that to use the adjustment knob properly.
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Get the Wolff Xtra trigger spring to make it worthwhile. That's the only way to get it down to a 3.5 pull. Connector leaves you with a 4.5 pull
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i just finish to install my new derailleur and re-install the chain on it, was easy to do it with my re-usable link, also the pack said RE-USABLE link. so far so good in my 2 bikes
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Sarah - As I may have noted, for some reason I have never been able to get the pull down mechanism to work properly, though I have a friend who bought them on my recommendation and he doesn't have that problem. The release function may be sensitive to the relative height of the two mounting brackets, I'm not sure. So make sure they're even (mine are installed in an A ceiling, so making them level with each other would have taken more effort than I had any reason at the time to believe is necessary). At any rate, I added a little string to the release mechanism, so I hold the release open with the string with one hand while I release the bikes down sliding the rope through the other hand. It's not super convenient, but it works fine. Pulling them up is no problem. The movement is quite smooth, you just have to pull or release the rope smoothly. Hope this helps.
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Came with cables installed,seemed to shift the front derailleur Shimano fine while I had these on my mtb., I didn't get much of a chance to try them, the day I installed them the shifter for the rear quit working while I was adjusting the derailleur.