Can't adjust rest derailleur

[grapplerbach]

Any help adjusting rear derailleur appreciated... Think I made it worse...I need to start from the beginning beginning

 

[Smokin Joe]

The easiest way is to follow a youtube video, such as this -


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wie-Shx4YT4

 

[roadrash]

this is the easiest to follow video i have ever seen

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzvfCaIbyQ

 

[MichaelW2]

Parktools is the goto site for clear repair and adjustment instructions.

 

[CXRAndy]

Place derailleur on the smallest cog.

Adjust barrel adjust to half way position.

Slacken off cable with nut/allen bolt on derailleur. Whilst cable is loose, use pliers to pull cable tight(without pulling the derailleur)

Change upto middle gears on cass. Check for smooth up and down shifting- adjust barrel to fine tune shifts.

Once gear shifts are smooth move to set end stops High/Low. Put chain on biggest cog, check Low stop. Then chain on smallest cog, check High stop

 

[Adam4868]

I aways put chain in smallest cog/gear at the rear.Wind barrel adjuster right in.Atfach cable to deralieur.Click once and whilst turning pedals twist barrel adjuster anti clock wise/out a quarter of a turn until chain moves up one gear,another click and should move up another.Once you've got the first couple.of high gears the rest should work fine.Works for me.

 

[tom73]

Time for Calvin
Clear step by step help explained from start to finish
https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/?query=&area[]=52

 

[Blue Hills]

Parktools is the goto site for clear repair and adjustment instructions.

+1 and their book is well worth buying.
They are particularly good on gears.