Suntour 7 Rear derailleur dragging pulley wheel on larger gears (1982 Peugeot P8)
11-19-18, 05:04 PM
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Suntour 7 Rear derailleur dragging pulley wheel on larger gears (1982 Peugeot P8)
Hello all. As some of you may know, About a week ago I got a 1982 Ph8 from the local bike kitchen. The derailleur works fine on the smaller rear gears but as it goes up to the larger 2 or so cogs.
Do I need to replace my derailleur? Is there an easy fix? Tough fix? I am fairly new to derailleur and gear maintenance, as I used to mainly ride a singlespeed. If you need any further info, just lemme know, I am trying to get this baby to run as smoothely and efficiently as possible.
Thanks for your time and consideration+
Edit: Front derailleur seems to work fine!
Do I need to replace my derailleur? Is there an easy fix? Tough fix? I am fairly new to derailleur and gear maintenance, as I used to mainly ride a singlespeed. If you need any further info, just lemme know, I am trying to get this baby to run as smoothely and efficiently as possible.
Thanks for your time and consideration+
Edit: Front derailleur seems to work fine!
11-19-18, 06:31 PM
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Just hit the edit button and delete it.
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How big is your freewheel. I have gotten a 28t freewheel to work with the short cage don’t know if there is even a long cage SunTour Seven, by placing the axle as far back in the rear dropout as possible. You may have to remove the dropout adjuster screws. Not that asthetily pleasing to CV purists, but it works. If your freewheel is larger then 28t, your probably SoL, your gonna need a medium to long cage rear derailleur.
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