Hi all

When I’m on the biggest wrong on my rear sprocket I can hear a light ticking noise when I pedal.

The noise goes away when I keep the shifter pressed down, as the chain is then properly aligned with the sprocket (I think)

How would I adjust the derailleur to fix this? Do I need to change the limit screw or just the tension of the cable?

Pointers into the right direction are appreciated 😅

Thanks!

  • elDalvini@discuss.tchncs.de
    2·
    1 year ago

    What kind of shifters are you running?

    With friction shifters, the spring in the derailleur might be pulling the shift lever back. You can fix that by tightening the friction adjustment screw on the side of the lever. Backing out the limit screw might also help.

    With indexed shifters, you can try increasing the cable tension a bit (not too much, or it will throw off the other gears).

  • flpasc
    1·
    1 year ago

    Just try to increase the tension of the cable, often you can do it at the shifter at your handlebar by turning where the cable goes into the shifter. You can’t do that much damage by just trying. If you can’t get it aligned on all gears you probably have to align the derailleur. There are good YouTube videos explaining how to do it. It’s no witchcraft, just try it out. I was able to do it in no time without prevoius experience, just by watching a yt video. Good look and happy biking 👍

  • Will8250@lemmings.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    If you can make it go away with the shifter, I would guess it is not the limit screw but that cable tension (I don’t think the shifter would help alleviate the problem if the limit screw is set too far in). You could start with using 1/4 turn increments of the barrel adjuster at the shifter. Go slow. Do one 1/4, shift around and stop back on large cog and see how it sounds and looks.