No adjusting barrel on rear derailleur

GC1971 · 08-19-2009, 11:38 PM

I'm trying to adjust my SRAM X-7 rear derailleur but it appears that it has no adjusting barrel for adjusting cable tension. Can someone explain to me how to adjust the derailleur without it? Can I rely solely on the adjusting barrel at the shift lever? Thanks!

Joe_W · 08-20-2009, 05:30 AM

I'd say: yes, if the cable is not too long. Looking at the manual at http://www.sram.com/_media/...PDF, this is also what they write in step 6.

GC1971 · 08-21-2009, 02:08 AM

Thanks a lot for the PDF. That's very helpful.

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