Not going into gears

jacktheoc
jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
edited October 2007 in MTB workshop & tech
hi, i was out on sunday..put the bike in the back of the car no problem got it out put the wheels back on and away i go :) , put it in the back on the way home with the wheels off got it homeput the wheels back on and it looked like the rear mech was a bit more bent back than usual :? , then i tryed to pedal it just with my hands and as soon as you start moving it it cuts down all the gears right to the bottom and gets stuck outside of the cassete :shock: . does anyone know what this is. also when i do down a gear with it now the mech does not move and the cable just hangs down the side of the frame :shock: .
i can post pics if needed..
thanks for all help :!:

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    sounds like you have damaged something.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    when it was in the car it was not leant on the mech, do you think the cable needs tightening up, or should i take it to my LBS. do you need any pics ?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    if the cable is going slack when you are trying to go to a smaller sized cog then it is the mech not the cable.(if the cable is slack at the meck. if it is slack at the shifter then somthing is stopping the inner move in the outer somewhere).
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    yeh its the cable going stack, its the one which is running under the frame :!:
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    so between the slack and the mech there is a jam. either a dammaged outer or dirt or....
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • jacktheoc
    jacktheoc Posts: 1,556
    cheers alot nick 8) , i have sprayed some GT85 on the cables and around the mech and have got it going through the gears again but it is a bit clicky...i will have a mess about now..
    thanks alot

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