Questions tagged [adjustment-screw]
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Tightening torque: 5Nm, 40Nm... how do I tell?
I have wonderful new manuals everywhere, of brakes, wheels...
In these manuals I see "tighten up to 5Nm", "tighten up to 40Nm".
There must probably be tools with such measurements on them, but I don'...
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Handle bar rotates on its own. Can’t screw the screw all the way down
I have a second hand Peugeot road bike. I noticed the handlebar was rotating on its own, unscrewed the screw, straightened the handlebar and found out it won’t screw back. Later I found out the screw ...
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Which limit screw is which?
I had to replace my front derailleur on my mtb. Now I just need to adjust it however the limit screws are not marked. Does anyone know if the L limit screw is closest to the frame? Or is that one the ...
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What does this screw do (on my bicycle)?
I was trying to adjust the "H" and "L" screws on my rear derailleur to as to adjust the gears better to a Wahoo Kickr I just set up. However I accidentally gave a turn to another, ...
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The pulley is not close enough to the largest sprocket even when b-screw is all the way out
I have a new bike with Shimano Ultegra di2 12sp and 11-34 cassette. Following Shimano's installation instruction, with largest sprocket and small chain ring, I cannot move the upper pulley close ...
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Rear dropout adjustment screws on fixed-gear conversion
I have a Surly Cross-check that I absolutely love and adore to pieces. I've also converted it from a geared bike to a fixie and am wondering if I still need the adjustment screws (see picture, in case ...
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Misadjusted B-screw: symptoms?
What are the typical symptoms of incorrectly adjusted B-screw in the rear derailleur? How does it manifest itself when shifting? Obviously, if the cage pulley interferes with the cog, the problem is ...
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Can you have too many in line barrel adjusters?
Just replacing the shifters on my bike. It had STI shifters and I'm putting thumb shifters on, the shifters have built in barrel adjusters.
The bike also came with barrel adjusters on the down tube, ...
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Shimano Acera hits spokes. Which screw to turn?
I have a Shimano Acera that hits the spokes in first gear (largest rear sprocket.)
I found three screws on the derailleur Which one should I turn, in which direction?
The bike (Specialized Sirius 2.0) ...
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Skipping bolts on seatpost , please help?
Couple weeks back I bought this aluminium single-bolt seatpost .
Now, just 20 days later, the nut that tightens the the mechanism to fasten the saddle rails to the seatpost is skipping around and not ...
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Stripped reach adjustment screw on GRX RX 815 levers
In trying to decrease the brake lever reach on my GRX Di2 shifters, I seem to have stripped the 2mm hex screws. They are located in an awkward position on the top of the shifters: https://si.shimano....
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Impossible to properly adjust rear derailleur indexing
I can't adjust the rear derailleur to shift properly. Sometimes it hesitates to downshift from 1st to 2nd and when it shifts to 2nd you can hear a faint clanking sound, like the chain is trying to ...
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Can't find a "friction screw" for a friction shifting system
I recently broke one of the two speed levers ajuster (friction screw) that adjust the pressure between the levers and the cable. It's made in plastic as shown in the picture below. I would like to ...
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Rear dropout with adjustments screws of a single speed bicycle
I have got a single speed bicycle (Pure Fix Original Series) and I need to remove the rear wheel to the replace the punctured tube. The rear dropout has adjustment screws (I am not sure if this is the ...
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Where is the Tricross Sora front derailleur barrel adjuster
It's supposed to be on the outer casing (according to the shimano manual) but the Tricross has internal cable routing.
Anyone know where it is? I really don't see it but I might be being a bit simple....
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Purpose of this screw on my mountain bike's (BCA 29SC) rear dropout/derailleur and how to fix?
so recently I have been having problems with my bike: the wheels tended to slip out of the dropout and rub against the frame of the bike. However, I had found a way to fix (reorient) the wheel ...
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Replace / Repair Diamondback bike stem
I have a Diamondback Edgewood 26" hybrid bike. I believe it is a 2008 model. Mostly it's a great bike and it certainly serves my needs right now.
However, the stem has become loose so the ...
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Rear derailleur low limit adjustment changes under load
I have a hybrid bike, which, when I am sat on the bike, shifts and remains into the largest cog on the rear cassette with no problems.
However, if I take my weight off the bike, then when I start ...
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derailleur P-screw/B-screw does absolutely nothing
I know dérailleur adjustments are frustrating, but this is the 4th day i'm working on this... i stop working just before the rage kicks in and leave everything to continue another day :)
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Campagnolo rear mech screw type
My limit screws' heads have gone rusty, I want to replace them for looks and to make sure they are easy to adjust on a ride. I would love hex rather than Philips heads!
Does anyone know the type of ...
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B-screw adjustment in a derailleur with a spring in the upper pivot (Shimano RD-5800)
I have tried to follow ParkTool adjustment tips for the B-screw of the rear derailleur (other company's tips are similar) , but I fail to detect the condition "the upper pulley rubs the largest cog".
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Brake lever suddenly stuck due to an overtightened screw - what went wrong?
The issue
I was biking when suddenly it felt like I was driving in the sand and not on a regular road.
Upon inspection, I noticed that the brake was stuck on the 'closed' position, closing the disc ...