Re: Rear derailleur initial cable tension

On 31 Jan 2006 06:13:24 -0800, "Josh Hassol" <jhassol@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'm having trouble
>getting the indexing to work smoothly and accurately in both
>directions, and I suspect the cable tension is wrong, but no amount of
>tweaking (with the barrel adjuster) seems to fix it. Its a 105 9-speed
>derailleur, and a Dura-Ace 9-speed STI shifter.

Perhaps the routing of the cable at the attachment bolt is incorrect.
It goes under the bolt and not above or through the clamp.
.

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