Old 02-23-21, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by base2
Curious. If nothing changed, what changed?

This is squarely in the b-screw wheelhouse, but a b-screw is not a thing you have...How's the spring tension? Did it lose a turn? Is that a thing that can be lost?

On cantileversthat have a plastic spring retainer, the plastic spring retainer has a tendency to crack & fatigue with age releasing the spring. Could something similar have happened here?

Please educate me as to what a B-screw is. I think the spring tension on the freewheel jockey wheels is right up there.I don't think the spring tension on the derailleur has ever been messed with.

See jpg.

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