Bent my rear derailluer

tom_fun
tom_fun Posts: 124
edited October 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
Can you buy the rear hanger for a derailleur or do you have to buy a whole new one? Came of today and bent the sodding thing and the bike is only 2 weeks old! I have Sram X9 if that helps. I have searched on Chan reaction and a few other stores but can't seem to find them.

All help appreciated

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    The hanger, if we are talking of the same part, is part of the frame. Which bit has bent? You can replace the frames gear hanger on most bikes.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Got a pic of whats bent?

    hat bike is it?
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  • tom_fun
    tom_fun Posts: 124
    Will get a pic up tomorrow, its all locked away in the shed now and dark but the part that is bent is the cage that hangs underneath the body of the derailleur which houses the 2 jockey wheels

    I went over the handle bars and the bike came crashing to the floor, afterwards it was very tricky to change gear and i noticed that it did not look right!

    The bike is a Gary Fisher HKEK (Sram X9 at the back)

    Cheers
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    tom_fun wrote:
    Will get a pic up tomorrow, its all locked away in the shed now and dark but the part that is bent is the cage that hangs underneath the body of the derailleur which houses the 2 jockey wheels

    I went over the handle bars and the bike came crashing to the floor, afterwards it was very tricky to change gear and i noticed that it did not look right!

    The bike is a Gary Fisher HKEK (Sram X9 at the back)

    Cheers

    so you say you have bent the mech cage? new mech time.
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  • tom_fun
    tom_fun Posts: 124
    I had a go at bending it back into shape today, took it all apart and got hands on with my pliers :wink:

    It seems ok now, it still skips a bit when in really low gears (1st, 2nd & 3rd) but other than that it seems good. I will have a bit more of a play later see if i can sort it and go for a ride and se how it holds up.

    the bike is only 2 weeks old, can't believe i have done this already!

    Cheers for the help
  • jayson
    jayson Posts: 4,606
    Think urself lucky it wasnt a carbon X0 mech u need to replace, OUCH!!!! :P
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  • x-isle
    x-isle Posts: 794
    Would of thought that the hanger might be out of true now as well.

    It doesn't take much to bend a hanger.
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  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    What you described is the cage, not the hanger.

    The hanger attaches to the bike at the rear dropouts, and the derailleur fastens to the hanger, not directly to the frame.

    If yours is bent, as well as the derailleur, you can get replacements here:

    http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/
  • Retro4300
    Retro4300 Posts: 114
    From your post I take it you have bent the cage part of the mech and not the gear hanger which is bolted to the frame.
    If so as you have already tried you may be able to straiten it yourself to a near new standard, If it was me I would just buy a new one.
    As posted by someone else you should also check the gear hanger and frame alingement.

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