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Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.

by Lou Holtman <lholditniet@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 10, 2008 at 10:54 PM

junkmaildok@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> I have an old Pinarello Stelvio from 1996 with Campa Athena
> components. I am having great difficulty adjusting the back derailleur
> properly. No matter how I adjust the derailleur, the top four gears of
> the cassette will not ****ft correctly. If the chain is on the fourth
> gear, it regularly touches the fifth gear, the same for each following
> gear. If I adjust the wire tension so that the chain doesn't touch,
> the tension is so loose that the ****ft from the eighth gear to the
> seventh gear won't work and the ****ft from the first to the second
> won't work either.
> 
> I have spent hours trying to get it working as it used to, but no
> luck. The low and high of the derailleur is correctly adjusted. I have
> replaced both cable housings and wires. The chain and cassette are not
> old. I can't understand how the jumps of the derailleur are not
> constant. It is as if the derailleur travels too far when moving
> toward the upper gears.
> 
> The back wheel is not a Campa hub, but a Mavic 571 with a Campa
> cassette. The combination of the Mavic hub and Campa derailleur has
> always worked well in the past.
> 
> Any help or advice would be appreciated. If the ****fter or derailleur
> need replacing is there a modern Campa that would still work with my 8
> speed setup?


Did you attached the cable correct under the clamping screw
Worn upper pulley (to much play)?

Lou
 




 10 Posts in Topic:
Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
junkmaildok@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-10 13:33:43 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
Lou Holtman <lholditni  2008-05-10 22:54:04 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
A Muzi <am@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-10 16:05:26 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
junkmaildok@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-10 15:09:45 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
"Carl Sundquist"  2008-05-10 19:45:32 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
junkmaildok@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-10 22:59:11 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
"Qui si parla Campag  2008-05-11 05:29:50 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
"dustoyevsky@[EMAIL   2008-05-11 07:39:55 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
"g" <friend@  2008-05-11 12:21:13 
Re: Chain rubs next gear on upper half of 8 speed cassette.
dennisskrap@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-05-12 09:37:15 

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