Front Derailleur Cable Adjustment

Front derailleur adjustment is easy when you know how so follow our guide to set yours up in minutes.

Front derailleur cable adjustment.

Be sure to read this dealer s manual thoroughly before use and follow it for correct use. I show how to install and adjust a front derailleur including removing the old front derailleur. Generally the outer cage of the front derailleur should be aligned to the chain. I also install a new shifter cable.

Grip the top of the cable and pull up on it then loosen the bolt. If the derailleur mount is a clamp type its rotation can be changed. If the derailleur cage is rotated too far from this position it will shift poorly. Right above the derailleur is a thin cable clamped in place by a bolt or screw.

To do this you must first shift the front derailleur to the innermost chainring and let the tension out of the front derailleur cable by loosening the small bolt that anchors the cable to the derailleur body. The first step in adjusting your front derailleur is to see how far it swings in toward your frame. This is a road bike bu. The derailleur is usually attached to the bike frame the metal skeleton of the bike.

Setting the inner stop. To adjust a shimano front derailleur start by making sure it sits at 1 3 millimeters above the large chain ring. Front derailleur rotational angle. Front derailleur dura ace fd r9100 ultegra fd r8000 105 fd 5801 fd r7000 procedures for cable tension adjustment and top adjustment differ from those of previous models.

Pull the cable as. Use a tape measure or a penny which is 1 5 millimeters to estimate the height. Loosen the cable bolt and tighten the derailleur cable. The front derailleur cage should be approximately parallel to the chain.

Disconnect the cable attached to the derailleur at the anchor bolt. If it needs adjustment make sure your bike is in its lowest gear so there s not too much tension on the inner wire.