- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
my Shimano tiagra front mech has stopped working, looks like spring has gone as the changer arm has gone limp.
is it possible to fix?
is it possible to fix?
are front mechs repairable?
- Thread starter alecstilleyedye
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mickle
innit
- Location
- 53.933606, -1.076131
Nah.
Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Even if it was, it ain't worth the bother -
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...-10-speed-double-front-derailleur/shimgrfr364
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/ro...-10-speed-double-front-derailleur/shimgrfr364
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
The spring has two ends, and normally one end of the spring is lodged behind a protruding part, and the other end presses against some other part.
This can be handy if you want to clean the mech while off the bike, as releasing the end of the spring will enable the mech to be moved through its full travel without having the spring resisting.
It's unlikely that the spring has broken, so have a look to see if the end of the spring has popped out of where it should be. If it has, take the mech off, and you might be able to grip it with a pair of pliers and put it back where it should be.
This can be handy if you want to clean the mech while off the bike, as releasing the end of the spring will enable the mech to be moved through its full travel without having the spring resisting.
It's unlikely that the spring has broken, so have a look to see if the end of the spring has popped out of where it should be. If it has, take the mech off, and you might be able to grip it with a pair of pliers and put it back where it should be.
