Larry Myers wrote:
>
> I am rebuilding a c.1960 (plus or minus a few years) Carlton, that
>is equipped w/ Cyclo 'Benelux' derailleurs. The front unit is a
>pretty simple bellcrank & pushrod unit; no problems there. The rear
>unit, however, is driving me to the point of excreting bricks, if'n
>ya know what I mean. After extensive tinkering & swearing, I
>actually got it to hit all 5 cogs on the freewheel (also a Cyclo),
>BUT- I have to exert so much pressure on the shift lever to get into
>high gear (reverse spring, remember!), that I am afraid of breaking
>or bending the lever....are there any web pages out there w/ set-up
>instructions, or do any of you folks out there have any tips for
>getting this thing work a bit more smoothly? I notice that the shift
>cable also winds around a spool that appears to lessen & increase
>chain tension as well...how does this affect shifting performance? I
>should add that the chain & freewheel have very little wear; the
>bike was not ridden a lot, before being stored away.
>
These have no specific high-gear limit stop adjustment. The orthodox
way to adjust the high-gear was by bending the arm of the derailer.
There used to be special tools to facilitate doing this while keeping
the cage pivot horizontal.
Alternately, perhaps you could ad a washer or two to the axle to move the freewheel a skosh to the left.
By the way, it's really a good idea to use descriptive Subject headings for your postings, much higher liklihood of getting a useful response if you do so!
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